Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 796 · 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: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
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) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
20. 20.🧍 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
21. 21.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
25. 25.🙌 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
26. 26.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
33. 33.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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