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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 864 · 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.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  3. 3.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
  7. 7.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
  8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
  9. 9.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
  11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
  12. 12.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
  14. 14.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
  16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
  17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) facing the audience
  18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
  20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
  21. 21.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  22. 22.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧍 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) slouching (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
  29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
  30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) natural gestures (d) hands deep in pockets
  32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
  33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  34. 34.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) open hands
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting

Answer key

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

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