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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 316 · 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: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  5. 5.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  7. 7.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
  9. 9.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) slouching
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
  14. 14.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
  18. 18.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  19. 19.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) hopping on the spot
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.🙌 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
  23. 23.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) chin up
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
  31. 31.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
  33. 33.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet

Answer key

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

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