Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 80 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
7. 7.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
15. 15.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
21. 21.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
27. 27.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
31. 31.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size

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