Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 718 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
7. 7.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
8. 8.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
13. 13.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
16. 16.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
18. 18.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
22. 22.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙌 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
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
31. 31.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
35. 35.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
40. 40.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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