Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 804 · 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: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 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
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
4. 4.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
7. 7.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
11. 11.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
16. 16.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
28. 28.🧍 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
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
38. 38.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) natural gestures

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