Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 531 · 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 a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
4. 4.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
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) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) standing tall
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
24. 24.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
32. 32.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
34. 34.🙌 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
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
38. 38.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
39. 39.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen

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