Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 224 · 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.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
4. 4.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
6. 6.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a big smile (c) a bored yawn (d) an angry frown
7. 7.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) watching one friend only
8. 8.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
10. 10.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at the floor (c) look at one person (d) close your eyes
11. 11.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
12. 12.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
14. 14.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) read with head down (c) glance down, look up (d) stare only at them
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking out the window
18. 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
23. 23.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) the whole speech (c) a few seconds (d) not at all
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking at each section
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
38. 38.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are angry (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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