Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 674 · 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: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
7. 7.🧍 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
8. 8.🎁 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
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
12. 12.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
13. 13.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) slouching
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
33. 33.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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