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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 853 · 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.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
  4. 4.🎁 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
  5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
  7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
  11. 11.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
  16. 16.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) leaning on one leg
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
  18. 18.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
  21. 21.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  24. 24.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  26. 26.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
  29. 29.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
  31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  32. 32.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  34. 34.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
  35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
  39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) fiddling with a pen
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot

Answer key

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

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