Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 200 · 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.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) read with head down (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
2. 2.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
4. 4.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) watching one friend only
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are friendly (c) you are angry (d) you are bored
10. 10.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
13. 13.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
15. 15.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
16. 16.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) an angry frown (c) a bored yawn (d) a big smile
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
19. 19.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) look at one person
26. 26.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the slides (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
29. 29.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
31. 31.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) looking at each section (d) looking around the room
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
34. 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
35. 35.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
39. 39.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only

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