Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 601 · 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.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
5. 5.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙌 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
7. 7.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
13. 13.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
15. 15.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
20. 20.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
23. 23.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
29. 29.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
32. 32.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
33. 33.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
37. 37.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall

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