Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 400 · 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: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
13. 13.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
19. 19.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 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
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
29. 29.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall

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