Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 782 · 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 counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
2. 2.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
24. 24.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) slouching
27. 27.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
29. 29.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
32. 32.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
36. 36.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.🙌 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) open hands
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly

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