Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 995 · 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.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
4. 4.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) standing tall
6. 6.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
12. 12.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
13. 13.🎁 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
14. 14.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
19. 19.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
28. 28.🧍 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
29. 29.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
31. 31.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) chin up
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
40. 40.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling

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