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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 512 · 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) helpful (b) distracting
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  4. 4.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) arms crossed tightly
  8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
  9. 9.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
  10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) hands deep in pockets
  11. 11.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
  15. 15.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
  17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) feet steady and apart (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
  18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
  19. 19.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  24. 24.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  25. 25.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
  29. 29.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
  31. 31.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
  34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
  35. 35.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  36. 36.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  39. 39.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching

Answer key

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

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