Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 385 · 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: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
4. 4.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
10. 10.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
13. 13.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
17. 17.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
19. 19.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
21. 21.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🙌 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
26. 26.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
28. 28.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
37. 37.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
38. 38.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
39. 39.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
40. 40.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling

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