Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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