Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 856 · 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.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) chin up
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) slouching
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
17. 17.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
25. 25.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
26. 26.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
28. 28.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
30. 30.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
31. 31.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
35. 35.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
36. 36.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders

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