Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 355 · 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: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
3. 3.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
7. 7.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
8. 8.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) standing tall
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
20. 20.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
30. 30.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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