Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 557 · 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 helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
3. 3.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
18. 18.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) slouching
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
27. 27.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
29. 29.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
31. 31.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
37. 37.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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