Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 602 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
4. 4.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
6. 6.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.🎁 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
8. 8.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
9. 9.🧍 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
10. 10.🙌 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
11. 11.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
20. 20.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
25. 25.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
29. 29.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
39. 39.🙌 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
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart

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