Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 650 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
6. 6.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙌 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
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
10. 10.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
12. 12.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) chin up
18. 18.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
28. 28.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
30. 30.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) open hands
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
37. 37.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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