Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 538 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
12. 12.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
16. 16.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) open hands
20. 20.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
24. 24.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
26. 26.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
36. 36.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
39. 39.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag

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