Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 480 · 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.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
2. 2.🐶 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
3. 3.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at the floor (d) look at each section
4. 4.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) the whole speech (c) a few seconds (d) a few minutes
5. 5.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) read with head down (c) stare only at them (d) hold them over your face
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) glancing down, then up
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
10. 10.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
15. 15.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
18. 18.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you want to leave (c) you are friendly (d) you are bored
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
22. 22.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking out the window (c) watching one friend only (d) eyes on the floor
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
26. 26.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking at each section (c) including the back row (d) looking around the room
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) watching one friend only
31. 31.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
34. 34.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
35. 35.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking out the window (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
39. 39.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False

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