Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 750 · 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.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
2. 2.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
7. 7.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
10. 10.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
16. 16.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) chin up
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) slouching
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
26. 26.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
29. 29.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
30. 30.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
31. 31.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 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
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
36. 36.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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