Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 672 · 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 shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
2. 2.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
19. 19.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
20. 20.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
21. 21.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) slouching
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) chin up
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) slouching

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