Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 645 · 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: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) open hands
4. 4.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
17. 17.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
19. 19.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
21. 21.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) chin up
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
28. 28.🙌 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
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
34. 34.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
36. 36.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
37. 37.🙌 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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