Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 814 · 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) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
5. 5.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
32. 32.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) open hands
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) standing tall
36. 36.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures

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