Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 693 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
6. 6.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
8. 8.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
10. 10.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
18. 18.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
33. 33.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
34. 34.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
35. 35.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
39. 39.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling

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