Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 377 · 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.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
9. 9.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
17. 17.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
24. 24.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
25. 25.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
39. 39.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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