Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 931 · 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 shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
2. 2.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
8. 8.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
17. 17.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
22. 22.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching

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