Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 98 · 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 a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
7. 7.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
9. 9.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
12. 12.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
15. 15.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
18. 18.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
20. 20.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
21. 21.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) chin up
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
28. 28.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) chin up
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
35. 35.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures

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