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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 819 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
  2. 2.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) tapping your foot
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
  6. 6.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
  10. 10.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
  16. 16.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
  21. 21.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
  23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
  24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
  25. 25.🎁 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
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  27. 27.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) standing tall
  30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
  40. 40.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head

Answer key

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

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