Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 567 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
10. 10.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
17. 17.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧍 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
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) chin up
32. 32.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
37. 37.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
38. 38.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot

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