Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 431 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) open hands
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
16. 16.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
18. 18.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 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
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
25. 25.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall

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