Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 337 · 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.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧍 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
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
7. 7.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) standing tall
13. 13.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🙌 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
19. 19.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
21. 21.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
28. 28.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
30. 30.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
33. 33.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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