Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 63 · 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) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
7. 7.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 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
11. 11.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
12. 12.🎁 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
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
15. 15.🙌 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
16. 16.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.🙌 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
21. 21.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
33. 33.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen

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