Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 564 · 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) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) chin up
4. 4.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
8. 8.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
9. 9.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
22. 22.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
26. 26.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
37. 37.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up

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