Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 789 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
4. 4.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
9. 9.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) standing tall
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
20. 20.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
27. 27.🙌 What does a big, warm smile 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: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
31. 31.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
36. 36.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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