Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 359 · 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) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.🧍 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
11. 11.🙌 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
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
14. 14.🎁 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
15. 15.🧍 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
19. 19.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) chin up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.🙌 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
28. 28.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
31. 31.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) chin up

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