Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 480 · 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: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🎁 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
3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
19. 19.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
20. 20.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) standing tall
24. 24.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
28. 28.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
29. 29.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
35. 35.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience

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