Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 649 · 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) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
6. 6.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
7. 7.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
15. 15.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
20. 20.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
23. 23.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
36. 36.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) open hands

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