Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 968 · 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) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
3. 3.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
5. 5.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
6. 6.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
15. 15.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
21. 21.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
33. 33.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot

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