Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 687 · 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.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
4. 4.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
9. 9.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
12. 12.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
20. 20.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
21. 21.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
23. 23.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
29. 29.🎁 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) standing tall
32. 32.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
35. 35.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot

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