Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 466 · 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 sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
2. 2.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) glancing down, then up
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
5. 5.🐶 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
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
10. 10.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
13. 13.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) a few minutes (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
18. 18.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are friendly (c) you are angry (d) you are bored
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
20. 20.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
25. 25.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) watching one friend only (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) eyes on the floor (c) reading with head down (d) including the back row
28. 28.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor
29. 29.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) looking around the room
33. 33.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking out the window (d) eyes on the floor
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
39. 39.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person

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