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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 933 · 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 helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
  4. 4.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
  7. 7.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
  9. 9.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
  17. 17.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) relaxed shoulders (d) calm, still feet
  21. 21.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
  22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) hunched and closed
  24. 24.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
  25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
  29. 29.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
  31. 31.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
  34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
  35. 35.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart

Answer key

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

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