Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 951 · 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: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
7. 7.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
18. 18.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
27. 27.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
32. 32.🧍 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
34. 34.🙌 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
36. 36.🙌 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
37. 37.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something

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