Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 490 · 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: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
5. 5.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
12. 12.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful 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) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
14. 14.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
16. 16.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
20. 20.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
28. 28.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
29. 29.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
36. 36.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience

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