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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 717 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
  2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  4. 4.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
  6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
  16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
  19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
  20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
  22. 22.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) touching your hair a lot (d) feet steady and apart
  24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  25. 25.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
  28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
  29. 29.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  32. 32.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
  34. 34.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen

Answer key

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

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