Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 527 · 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 helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🙌 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
9. 9.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
12. 12.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 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
16. 16.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
18. 18.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) open hands
20. 20.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
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.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
39. 39.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
40. 40.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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