Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 381 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
7. 7.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
11. 11.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
33. 33.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
39. 39.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something

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