Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 479 · 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 shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
2. 2.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
4. 4.🧍 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
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
12. 12.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) chin up
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
19. 19.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
25. 25.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
40. 40.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling

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