Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 629 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
5. 5.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
9. 9.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
10. 10.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
14. 14.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) slouching
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
20. 20.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
27. 27.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
33. 33.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
36. 36.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
39. 39.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen

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