Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 42 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
2. 2.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
4. 4.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) standing tall
27. 27.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
32. 32.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
36. 36.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
40. 40.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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