Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 899 · 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 helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
2. 2.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
6. 6.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
7. 7.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
8. 8.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
15. 15.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
19. 19.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
28. 28.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
29. 29.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
32. 32.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
33. 33.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) open hands
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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