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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 456 · 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.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
  5. 5.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
  9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
  11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) matches your words
  12. 12.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  14. 14.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
  19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
  20. 20.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
  23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  25. 25.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
  27. 27.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
  32. 32.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
  36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
  37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) calm, still feet
  38. 38.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
  40. 40.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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