Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 963 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
12. 12.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
15. 15.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
16. 16.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.🙌 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
25. 25.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
31. 31.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
38. 38.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) slouching
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen

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