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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 349 · 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.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
  5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) standing tall
  6. 6.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  8. 8.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  10. 10.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
  13. 13.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
  14. 14.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  16. 16.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
  19. 19.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
  21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
  22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
  24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  27. 27.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
  30. 30.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  34. 34.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
  38. 38.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧍 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
  40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching

Answer key

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

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