Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 893 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
3. 3.🧍 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
6. 6.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 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
14. 14.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) standing tall
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
21. 21.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
23. 23.🙌 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
24. 24.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.🎁 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
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
39. 39.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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