Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 682 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
3. 3.🙌 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
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
11. 11.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
16. 16.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) slouching
29. 29.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
32. 32.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
36. 36.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
40. 40.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) matches your words

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