Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 918 · 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) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.🙌 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
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
11. 11.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) open hands
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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