Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 985 · 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.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
4. 4.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
12. 12.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
24. 24.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
29. 29.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
31. 31.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
35. 35.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) chin up

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