Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 713 · 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) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
2. 2.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) standing tall
4. 4.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
9. 9.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
15. 15.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
16. 16.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
21. 21.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
26. 26.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
31. 31.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
36. 36.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
40. 40.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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