Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 670 · 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.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
4. 4.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
9. 9.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
23. 23.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you

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