Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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