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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 780 · 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: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  4. 4.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands
  8. 8.🙌 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
  10. 10.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
  12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
  14. 14.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) chin up
  23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
  25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
  26. 26.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
  27. 27.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
  32. 32.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  35. 35.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
  38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
  39. 39.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen

Answer key

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

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