Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 91 · 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.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
4. 4.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
9. 9.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
10. 10.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
18. 18.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
23. 23.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
38. 38.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
39. 39.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience

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