Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 975 · 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: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) slouching
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
10. 10.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
14. 14.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
22. 22.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
30. 30.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
31. 31.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful

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