Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 79 · 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.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
2. 2.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
3. 3.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
5. 5.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
7. 7.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
9. 9.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) chin up (d) slouching
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
29. 29.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
32. 32.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
36. 36.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures

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