Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 489 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
9. 9.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
16. 16.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
19. 19.🙌 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
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
23. 23.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
33. 33.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
37. 37.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
40. 40.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling

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