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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 879 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
  2. 2.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  3. 3.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  5. 5.🙌 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
  6. 6.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) slouching
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  11. 11.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
  12. 12.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
  15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
  18. 18.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
  22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
  23. 23.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
  24. 24.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) tall, feet steady (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
  25. 25.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  26. 26.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  28. 28.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  30. 30.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
  32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) open hands
  34. 34.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
  37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
  38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting

Answer key

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

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