Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 825 · 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.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) standing tall
10. 10.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.🎁 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
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
29. 29.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
32. 32.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
35. 35.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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