Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 357 · 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.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
12. 12.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
20. 20.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
24. 24.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) slouching
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
32. 32.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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