Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 828 · 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.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
12. 12.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) standing tall
20. 20.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
26. 26.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
36. 36.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets

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