Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 813 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
4. 4.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
16. 16.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
21. 21.🎁 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
23. 23.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) standing tall
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
31. 31.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
32. 32.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
33. 33.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
40. 40.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling

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