Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 830 · 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: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
6. 6.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
12. 12.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
16. 16.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
17. 17.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
19. 19.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) chin up
28. 28.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
30. 30.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
31. 31.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
33. 33.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
34. 34.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
36. 36.🧍 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
37. 37.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) facing the audience

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