Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 568 · 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) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
10. 10.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
13. 13.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎁 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
31. 31.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
33. 33.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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