Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 482 · 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: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
10. 10.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
16. 16.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
32. 32.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
34. 34.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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