Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 866 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
9. 9.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) standing tall
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) standing tall
17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
24. 24.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
25. 25.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
28. 28.🙌 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
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
37. 37.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
40. 40.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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