Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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