Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 478 · 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: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 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
7. 7.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
9. 9.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
10. 10.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
12. 12.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) open hands
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
32. 32.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
33. 33.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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