Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 711 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) slouching
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) slouching
13. 13.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙌 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
15. 15.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
18. 18.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
19. 19.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
20. 20.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) standing tall
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
29. 29.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
34. 34.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
37. 37.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
40. 40.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling

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