Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 285 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
6. 6.🙌 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
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
16. 16.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
19. 19.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
26. 26.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
29. 29.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
36. 36.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
37. 37.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
40. 40.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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