Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 671 · 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.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
4. 4.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
5. 5.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
6. 6.🙌 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
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
10. 10.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
21. 21.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
33. 33.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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