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Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 94 · 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: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
  3. 3.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🙌 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
  7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
  8. 8.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
  9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
  12. 12.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
  13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
  14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
  15. 15.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
  18. 18.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
  20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  22. 22.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  24. 24.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
  27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) feet steady and apart
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) touching your hair a lot
  29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) tapping your foot
  31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
  32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
  34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
  35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
  36. 36.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
  37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) feet steady and apart
  39. 39.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something

Answer key

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

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