Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 595 · 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) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧍 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
5. 5.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) chin up
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
12. 12.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
16. 16.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot

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