Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 618 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) slouching
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
6. 6.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
9. 9.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
12. 12.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
13. 13.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
28. 28.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
31. 31.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
33. 33.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
34. 34.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
35. 35.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
37. 37.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) open hands

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