Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 420 · 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.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
4. 4.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
9. 9.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
25. 25.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
32. 32.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
33. 33.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
35. 35.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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