Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 763 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
5. 5.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
8. 8.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
9. 9.🙌 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
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
23. 23.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
31. 31.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
33. 33.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something

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