Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 486 · 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) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
5. 5.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
6. 6.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) slouching
8. 8.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) standing tall
10. 10.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
14. 14.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
19. 19.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
24. 24.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
30. 30.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
36. 36.🧍 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly

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