Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 508 · 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.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
6. 6.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
10. 10.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
11. 11.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
26. 26.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
35. 35.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
39. 39.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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