Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 765 · 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) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
4. 4.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
19. 19.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
20. 20.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
22. 22.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
26. 26.🎁 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
29. 29.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
33. 33.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
39. 39.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) facing the audience

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