Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 246 · 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: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
3. 3.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are bored
4. 4.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the ceiling (d) a few seconds per person
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
9. 9.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a big smile (c) an angry frown (d) a blank stare
10. 10.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
12. 12.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) eyes on the floor
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) looking out the window
16. 16.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) eyes on the floor (c) watching one friend only (d) reading with head down
18. 18.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
23. 23.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) not at all (c) a few seconds (d) a few minutes
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
26. 26.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
29. 29.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
31. 31.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
33. 33.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) look at each section (c) close your eyes (d) look at one person
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
37. 37.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
38. 38.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True

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