Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 792 · 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: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
10. 10.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
13. 13.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
15. 15.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
21. 21.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
25. 25.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 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
31. 31.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) chin up
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
39. 39.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size

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