Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 384 · 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.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
6. 6.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
7. 7.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
10. 10.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
15. 15.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
23. 23.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
28. 28.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
29. 29.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
36. 36.🧍 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
37. 37.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot

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