Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 648 · 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: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) open hands
10. 10.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
18. 18.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
31. 31.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) standing tall
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
35. 35.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
38. 38.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side

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