Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 95 · 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: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide 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: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
11. 11.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
17. 17.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
19. 19.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) slouching
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
38. 38.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth

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