Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 281 · 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.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
3. 3.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
6. 6.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
17. 17.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) open hands
24. 24.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
32. 32.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
35. 35.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen

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