Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 816 · 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) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
4. 4.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
23. 23.🙌 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
26. 26.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
27. 27.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
30. 30.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
38. 38.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) slouching

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