Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 641 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
10. 10.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
12. 12.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
16. 16.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
27. 27.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
29. 29.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
32. 32.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
33. 33.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
35. 35.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
36. 36.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
40. 40.🙌 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

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