Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 301 · 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.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
12. 12.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
15. 15.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
22. 22.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
23. 23.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
29. 29.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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