Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 676 · 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: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide 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 distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
18. 18.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
19. 19.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
26. 26.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
31. 31.🎁 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
32. 32.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) standing tall
35. 35.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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