Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 470 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
8. 8.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
9. 9.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
17. 17.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
18. 18.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
19. 19.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
22. 22.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
27. 27.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
35. 35.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
39. 39.🙌 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
40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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