Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 669 · 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: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) standing tall
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
35. 35.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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