Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 306 · 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: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) chin up
4. 4.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
11. 11.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
15. 15.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
18. 18.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) slouching
20. 20.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
25. 25.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
28. 28.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
36. 36.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
39. 39.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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