Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 501 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) standing tall
6. 6.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
9. 9.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
15. 15.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🙌 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
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
30. 30.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
40. 40.🧍 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

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