Which gesture would best reinforce the following words as a speaker says them: "At the end of the song, the volume of the choir and orchestra drops off to almost a whisper"?

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a hand held up at chest height, then slowly lowered to waist height

a hand held up at chest height, then slowly lowered to waist height

two hands brought together with a clap in front of the chest

two hands brought together with a clap in front of the chest

a hand raised swiftly from waist height to chest height

a hand raised swiftly from waist height to chest height

two hands spreading out wide on either side of the speaker

two hands spreading out wide on either side of the speaker

two hands outstretched toward the audience

Answer 1

The gesture that would best reinforce the words "At the end of the song, the volume of the choir and orchestra drops off to almost a whisper" is:

a hand held up at chest height, then slowly lowered to waist height.

This gesture visually represents the concept of decreasing volume, emphasizing the gradual drop-off in sound as described in the words.