Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 81 · 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) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) open hands
2. 2.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
12. 12.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
21. 21.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
24. 24.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
25. 25.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
35. 35.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
36. 36.🧍 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
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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