Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 44 · 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: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
5. 5.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) standing tall
20. 20.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
22. 22.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
23. 23.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
28. 28.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
37. 37.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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