Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 681 · 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.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
3. 3.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
18. 18.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
19. 19.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
24. 24.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
28. 28.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
30. 30.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
36. 36.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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