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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 311 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
  3. 3.🙌 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
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  5. 5.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
  12. 12.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
  15. 15.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  20. 20.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  24. 24.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
  25. 25.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
  29. 29.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  32. 32.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  33. 33.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
  35. 35.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
  36. 36.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting

Answer key

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

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