Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 973 · 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: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
5. 5.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
14. 14.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
15. 15.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
19. 19.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
23. 23.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
30. 30.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
33. 33.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) slouching
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) facing the audience

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