Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 304 · 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: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
4. 4.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐶 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
6. 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
7. 7.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) stare only at them
9. 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
10. 10.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking at each section
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you want to leave (c) you are angry (d) you are friendly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) looking at each section
14. 14.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
16. 16.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
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
18. 18.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) staring at the slides (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking around the room
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) watching one friend only
26. 26.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
29. 29.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) meeting a few eyes
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
32. 32.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) looking out the window
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
37. 37.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at each section (c) look at the floor (d) close your eyes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the slides

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