Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 411 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
2. 2.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
4. 4.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙌 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
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
11. 11.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) chin up
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
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.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
20. 20.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
33. 33.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
34. 34.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
40. 40.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number

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