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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 787 · 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: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  3. 3.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
  7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
  10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
  11. 11.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  13. 13.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
  15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  19. 19.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
  22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) facing the audience
  25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
  26. 26.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
  27. 27.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
  30. 30.🎁 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
  31. 31.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
  34. 34.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  36. 36.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
  40. 40.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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