Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 307 · 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.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few minutes (c) the whole speech (d) a few seconds
2. 2.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) close your eyes
4. 4.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are friendly
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
6. 6.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) watching one friend only (c) including the back row (d) reading with head down
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a bored yawn (c) a big smile (d) an angry frown
10. 10.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) a few seconds per person
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) glancing down, then up (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
14. 14.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
15. 15.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) meeting a few eyes (c) watching one friend only (d) including the back row
18. 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
20. 20.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking at each section (c) a few seconds per person (d) glancing down, then up
21. 21.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
22. 22.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) staring at the ceiling (d) glancing down, then up
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
25. 25.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
30. 30.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) glance down, look up (c) stare only at them (d) read with head down
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the slides
33. 33.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
36. 36.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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