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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 224 · 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.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
  8. 8.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
  11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
  12. 12.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  14. 14.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
  15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
  23. 23.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  25. 25.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
  28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
  29. 29.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
  31. 31.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
  36. 36.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  37. 37.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful

Answer key

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

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