Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 723 · 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) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) standing tall
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
9. 9.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🎁 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
15. 15.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
16. 16.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
24. 24.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
30. 30.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙌 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
40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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