Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 994 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
6. 6.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
9. 9.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
17. 17.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
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.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
26. 26.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
31. 31.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
38. 38.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets

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