Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 324 · 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: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
6. 6.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
10. 10.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
14. 14.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) standing tall
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
24. 24.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
37. 37.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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