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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 112 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🙌 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  3. 3.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) fiddling with a pen
  5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  6. 6.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
  9. 9.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  11. 11.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  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) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
  15. 15.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
  19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
  20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
  28. 28.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
  29. 29.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  30. 30.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
  31. 31.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
  36. 36.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures

Answer key

  1. shows a feeling
  2. slouching
  3. True
  4. facing the audience
  5. points to something
  6. False
  7. False
  8. fiddling with a pen
  9. True
  10. points to something
  11. shows size
  12. matches your words
  13. hold it up to show
  14. standing tall
  15. True
  16. False
  17. False
  18. touching your hair a lot
  19. relaxed shoulders
  20. calm, still feet
  21. hands deep in pockets
  22. helpful
  23. helpful
  24. distracting
  25. distracting
  26. distracting
  27. natural gestures
  28. relaxed at your sides
  29. shows size
  30. tall, feet steady
  31. True
  32. helpful
  33. feet steady and apart
  34. distracting
  35. feet steady and apart
  36. False
  37. helpful
  38. False
  39. True
  40. natural gestures

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