Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 971 · 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: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
3. 3.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
6. 6.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
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) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) chin up
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
18. 18.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
19. 19.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
27. 27.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
29. 29.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
33. 33.🧍 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side

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