Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 85 · 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: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙌 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
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
20. 20.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling

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