Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 417 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) a few seconds per person (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
2. 2.🙂 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
3. 3.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
5. 5.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) including the back row (c) meeting a few eyes (d) reading with head down
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
9. 9.📝 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
10. 10.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) not at all (c) a few seconds (d) the whole speech
11. 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
13. 13.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a bored yawn (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
19. 19.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
21. 21.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
26. 26.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
28. 28.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at the floor (b) look at each section (c) look at one person (d) close your eyes
30. 30.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) meeting a few eyes (d) including the back row
32. 32.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
34. 34.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) reading with head down (d) meeting a few eyes
37. 37.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) looking at each section
40. 40.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False

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