Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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