Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 965 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
11. 11.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
14. 14.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) open hands
16. 16.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
19. 19.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
27. 27.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
29. 29.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) standing tall
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
37. 37.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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