Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 398 · 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: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
3. 3.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
6. 6.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
17. 17.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
26. 26.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
32. 32.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
40. 40.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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