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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 835 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
  2. 2.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  6. 6.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
  11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
  14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
  15. 15.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
  16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
  19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
  20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
  21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
  22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
  23. 23.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
  25. 25.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  28. 28.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  31. 31.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  32. 32.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  34. 34.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
  35. 35.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  37. 37.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size

Answer key

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

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