Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 544 · 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 hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🙌 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
4. 4.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) standing tall
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
14. 14.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
15. 15.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
20. 20.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
30. 30.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
31. 31.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
35. 35.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet

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