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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 502 · 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: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  5. 5.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
  8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) open hands
  10. 10.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.🙌 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
  13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
  15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  18. 18.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎁 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
  21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
  22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
  26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
  27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
  30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  31. 31.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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