Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 771 · 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: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧍 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
5. 5.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
12. 12.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) slouching
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) standing tall
18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
20. 20.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
33. 33.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
34. 34.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) slouching
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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