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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 283 · 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) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
  2. 2.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  5. 5.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  6. 6.🧍 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
  7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧍 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
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  11. 11.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎁 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
  19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
  20. 20.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  21. 21.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
  23. 23.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  24. 24.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
  26. 26.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  28. 28.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  31. 31.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🙌 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
  34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
  35. 35.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  36. 36.🙌 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet

Answer key

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

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