Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 117 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Look, then move): Good: looking around the room, a few seconds per person, every section including the back row, glancing at notes and then up. Poor: staring at the ceiling, the floor or the slides, reading with your head down, looking at one friend only. Match your face to your words: warm smile, serious face or surprised look.

1. 1.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) watching one friend only (d) a few seconds per person
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
5. 5.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) glancing down, then up
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
10. 10.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) staring at the ceiling
14. 14.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
21. 21.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
22. 22.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
28. 28.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
29. 29.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at each section (c) close your eyes (d) look at the floor
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down

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