Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 907 · 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.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) slouching
12. 12.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
13. 13.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
20. 20.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
29. 29.🙌 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) open hands
31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) chin up
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands

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