Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 422 · 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.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) standing tall
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
4. 4.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
16. 16.🙌 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
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
29. 29.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
39. 39.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
40. 40.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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