Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 348 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
9. 9.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
12. 12.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙌 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
15. 15.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
27. 27.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
32. 32.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
33. 33.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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