Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 67 · 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: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
8. 8.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
31. 31.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
36. 36.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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