Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 492 · 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: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
4. 4.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) standing tall
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) standing tall
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
16. 16.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
22. 22.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
24. 24.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
26. 26.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up

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