Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 270 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Tall, still, open): Helpful: standing tall, feet steady and apart, relaxed shoulders, open hands, facing the audience, natural gestures. Distracting: slouching, swaying, arms crossed tightly, hands deep in pockets, fiddling, tapping your foot, your back to the audience. Gestures show a number, a size, something to look at or a feeling — they must match your words. When not gesturing, rest your hands at your sides.

1. 1.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
5. 5.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
7. 7.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
11. 11.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
12. 12.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
20. 20.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
22. 22.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
40. 40.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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