Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 507 · 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) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
4. 4.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
16. 16.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
28. 28.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
30. 30.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
36. 36.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
38. 38.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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