Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 698 · 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 helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
11. 11.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
15. 15.🙌 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
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
17. 17.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
27. 27.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
29. 29.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet

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