Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 704 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
5. 5.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
6. 6.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
10. 10.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
12. 12.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) standing tall
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
21. 21.🙌 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
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
31. 31.🎁 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
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) standing tall
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen

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