Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 293 · 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.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
3. 3.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
7. 7.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
10. 10.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
15. 15.🙌 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
16. 16.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
20. 20.🙌 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
23. 23.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
25. 25.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
28. 28.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) open hands
31. 31.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧍 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
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
34. 34.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number

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