Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 549 · 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 distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
5. 5.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) slouching
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
20. 20.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) slouching
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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