Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 300 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
2. 2.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
3. 3.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
10. 10.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
20. 20.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
22. 22.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.🎁 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
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
30. 30.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
40. 40.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed

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