Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 621 · 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: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
4. 4.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
8. 8.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
13. 13.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
14. 14.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
17. 17.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
24. 24.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
29. 29.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
37. 37.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot

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