Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 700 · 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) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
4. 4.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.🙌 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
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
16. 16.🧍 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
17. 17.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
19. 19.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.🙌 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
27. 27.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
34. 34.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet

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