Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 179 · 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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
3. 3.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
6. 6.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) read with head down (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
8. 8.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) a few minutes (c) the whole speech (d) not at all
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) eyes on the floor (d) reading with head down
10. 10.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
12. 12.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) including the back row (c) reading with head down (d) glancing down, then up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) a few seconds per person
16. 16.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
17. 17.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
25. 25.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
31. 31.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
33. 33.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
36. 36.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) glancing down, then up (d) a few seconds per person
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down

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