Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 322 · 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) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 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
3. 3.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
8. 8.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
13. 13.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
15. 15.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
18. 18.🧍 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
20. 20.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching

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