Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 870 · 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) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) standing tall
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
6. 6.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
14. 14.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
21. 21.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
28. 28.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
30. 30.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) chin up
33. 33.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
34. 34.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
36. 36.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side

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