Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 323 · 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: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
8. 8.🧍 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
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) open hands
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
18. 18.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
21. 21.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
29. 29.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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