Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 882 · 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) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
2. 2.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
7. 7.🧍 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
8. 8.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
28. 28.🎁 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
29. 29.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
38. 38.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) back to the audience

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