Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 725 · 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) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) standing tall
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
6. 6.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
9. 9.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
24. 24.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
26. 26.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
32. 32.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
35. 35.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
36. 36.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
37. 37.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
40. 40.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling

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