Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 865 · 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: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
4. 4.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
5. 5.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
11. 11.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
12. 12.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
14. 14.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 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
22. 22.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
30. 30.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
33. 33.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
37. 37.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
39. 39.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
40. 40.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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