Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 630 · 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 helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
2. 2.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
4. 4.🧍 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
5. 5.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
9. 9.🎁 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
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 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
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
23. 23.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) open hands
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
34. 34.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
37. 37.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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