Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 496 · 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.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
2. 2.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
4. 4.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
7. 7.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) slouching
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) chin up
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
17. 17.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
19. 19.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
23. 23.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
37. 37.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) slouching

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