Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 976 · 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: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
10. 10.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
14. 14.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
23. 23.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
25. 25.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
28. 28.🧍 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
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen

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