Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 344 · 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: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
8. 8.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
15. 15.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
16. 16.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
19. 19.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) slouching
26. 26.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
27. 27.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
34. 34.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
35. 35.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
38. 38.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
40. 40.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size

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