Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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