Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 776 · 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: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) chin up
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
19. 19.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 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
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
35. 35.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
40. 40.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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