Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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