Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 659 · 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.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) open hands
4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
6. 6.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) slouching
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) slouching
10. 10.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
11. 11.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
27. 27.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙌 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
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
38. 38.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
40. 40.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size

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