Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 962 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
2. 2.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
6. 6.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 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
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
16. 16.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot

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