Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 806 · 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) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
4. 4.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) chin up
9. 9.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
16. 16.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) open hands
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🙌 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🎁 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

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