Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 874 · 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) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
7. 7.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
12. 12.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
17. 17.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
23. 23.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
31. 31.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
32. 32.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
33. 33.🎁 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
34. 34.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
37. 37.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
39. 39.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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