Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 652 · 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: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
3. 3.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
7. 7.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
16. 16.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) chin up
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
40. 40.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed

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