Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 988 · 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: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
5. 5.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙌 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
7. 7.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
13. 13.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
17. 17.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
19. 19.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
21. 21.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
24. 24.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
31. 31.🙌 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
32. 32.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
34. 34.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) back to the audience

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