Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 257 · 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 expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
2. 2.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐶 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
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
5. 5.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
9. 9.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking at each section
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) hold them over your face (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
14. 14.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
18. 18.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
20. 20.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) look at one person (c) look at the floor (d) close your eyes
22. 22.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you want to leave (c) you are bored (d) you are friendly
24. 24.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) meeting a few eyes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) watching one friend only
29. 29.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
31. 31.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙂 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
34. 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
35. 35.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reading with head down
39. 39.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look

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