Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 871 · 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) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
6. 6.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
8. 8.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
11. 11.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) touching your hair a lot
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
21. 21.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
30. 30.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) open hands
37. 37.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
38. 38.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side

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