Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 274 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
8. 8.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) open hands
12. 12.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
32. 32.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
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) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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