Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 644 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
3. 3.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
6. 6.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) standing tall
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
29. 29.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
37. 37.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🙌 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
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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