Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 703 · 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 holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
6. 6.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
19. 19.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎁 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
21. 21.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) slouching
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
27. 27.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
28. 28.🙌 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
29. 29.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
34. 34.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
35. 35.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures

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