Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 376 · 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: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
5. 5.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
8. 8.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
11. 11.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
16. 16.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
32. 32.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
34. 34.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
40. 40.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size

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