Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 429 · 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) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
2. 2.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
17. 17.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
20. 20.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
23. 23.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
31. 31.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
32. 32.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
33. 33.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
39. 39.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number

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