Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 996 · 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: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) natural gestures
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
18. 18.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
25. 25.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
33. 33.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching

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