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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 795 · 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: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  2. 2.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
  5. 5.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  6. 6.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
  8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
  12. 12.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) chin up
  17. 17.🧍 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
  18. 18.🎁 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
  19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
  26. 26.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  27. 27.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  29. 29.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
  31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
  33. 33.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  34. 34.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  36. 36.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
  39. 39.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  40. 40.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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