Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 984 · 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: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
3. 3.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
7. 7.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) slouching
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
16. 16.🧍 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
21. 21.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) standing tall
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
36. 36.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
37. 37.🎁 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
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size

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