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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 219 · 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.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
  2. 2.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🙌 What does a hand on your heart 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 distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
  8. 8.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
  11. 11.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  12. 12.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) arms tightly crossed
  14. 14.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) standing tall
  16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
  17. 17.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
  20. 20.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  21. 21.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
  26. 26.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) slouching
  29. 29.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
  36. 36.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful

Answer key

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

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