Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 481 · 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: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) chin up
4. 4.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
8. 8.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
10. 10.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
13. 13.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
17. 17.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
25. 25.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
30. 30.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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