Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 807 · 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: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
7. 7.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
8. 8.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
11. 11.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
13. 13.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
15. 15.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
21. 21.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
29. 29.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
34. 34.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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