Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 347 · 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: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
3. 3.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) chin up
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) slouching
18. 18.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
19. 19.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
22. 22.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) standing tall
27. 27.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
35. 35.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🎁 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

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