Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 695 · 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 raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) chin up
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
7. 7.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
10. 10.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
18. 18.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
21. 21.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
24. 24.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
26. 26.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
29. 29.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
34. 34.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
37. 37.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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