Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 993 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
6. 6.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
8. 8.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
9. 9.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
11. 11.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
17. 17.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
18. 18.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
20. 20.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) slouching
23. 23.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
27. 27.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
31. 31.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
35. 35.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
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) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
40. 40.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something

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