Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 57 · 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) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
7. 7.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
13. 13.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
19. 19.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side

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