Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 986 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) goes against words
2. 2.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
17. 17.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
18. 18.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) slouching
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) slouching
35. 35.🧍 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience

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