Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 784 · 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: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
9. 9.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
12. 12.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
13. 13.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
15. 15.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
18. 18.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
21. 21.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
26. 26.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
29. 29.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
35. 35.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
39. 39.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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