Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 493 · 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: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🧍 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
6. 6.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
8. 8.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
17. 17.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) open hands
21. 21.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
30. 30.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 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
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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