Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 745 · 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.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
13. 13.🙌 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
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
15. 15.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
16. 16.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) standing tall
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
24. 24.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
27. 27.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
28. 28.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
37. 37.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen

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