Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 826 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
6. 6.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
8. 8.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) standing tall
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
19. 19.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
22. 22.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
25. 25.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
27. 27.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
29. 29.🙌 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
35. 35.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
38. 38.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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