Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 980 · 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: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
7. 7.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) chin up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) chin up
16. 16.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
21. 21.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) chin up
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
29. 29.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
31. 31.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something

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