Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 473 · 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.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
2. 2.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
19. 19.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
23. 23.🧍 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
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 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
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
29. 29.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
34. 34.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
38. 38.🙌 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
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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