Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 978 · 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.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) slouching
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 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
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
12. 12.🙌 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
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) open hands
17. 17.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
21. 21.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
28. 28.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

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