Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 287 · 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) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
4. 4.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
5. 5.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
13. 13.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
20. 20.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) open hands
33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
35. 35.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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