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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 236 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) slouching
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
  7. 7.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
  8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
  9. 9.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  11. 11.🙌 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
  12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) calm, still feet
  13. 13.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  16. 16.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
  18. 18.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
  20. 20.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) cover it with a cloth
  21. 21.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
  23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  36. 36.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  38. 38.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
  39. 39.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
  40. 40.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open

Answer key

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

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