Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 625 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
2. 2.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
24. 24.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) standing tall
26. 26.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
30. 30.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
33. 33.🙌 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
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
37. 37.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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