Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 643 · 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) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) chin up
3. 3.🙌 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
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
6. 6.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🙌 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
9. 9.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
10. 10.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
18. 18.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) standing tall
25. 25.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
27. 27.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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