Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 797 · 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.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
8. 8.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
13. 13.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
21. 21.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
22. 22.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
37. 37.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
38. 38.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists

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