Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 656 · 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: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
3. 3.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
7. 7.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
12. 12.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
17. 17.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
23. 23.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
31. 31.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
33. 33.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
34. 34.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
38. 38.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side

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