Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 957 · 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) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
12. 12.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙌 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
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
20. 20.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
26. 26.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
28. 28.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
31. 31.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
39. 39.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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