Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 329 · 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: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
5. 5.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) chin up
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
17. 17.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
21. 21.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
28. 28.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
32. 32.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
35. 35.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
37. 37.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart

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