Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 548 · 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 counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
5. 5.🙌 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
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
9. 9.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
12. 12.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
15. 15.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
18. 18.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
26. 26.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 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
29. 29.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
33. 33.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
35. 35.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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