Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 566 · 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) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
7. 7.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) chin up
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
18. 18.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) slouching
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
25. 25.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
26. 26.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
36. 36.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
38. 38.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders

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