Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 979 · 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: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
5. 5.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) open hands
7. 7.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
32. 32.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
36. 36.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart

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