Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 611 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
6. 6.🎁 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
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
9. 9.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
10. 10.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
14. 14.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
23. 23.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
26. 26.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
30. 30.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
31. 31.🙌 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
32. 32.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
34. 34.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.🧍 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
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
37. 37.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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