Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 548 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) the whole speech (c) a few minutes (d) not at all
3. 3.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) watching one friend only (d) a few seconds per person
4. 4.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) meeting a few eyes
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
7. 7.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
10. 10.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) hold them over your face (d) glance down, look up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking at each section
12. 12.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) glancing down, then up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
16. 16.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
20. 20.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a blank stare (c) an angry frown (d) a big smile
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
22. 22.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
25. 25.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking at each section (c) including the back row (d) meeting a few eyes
31. 31.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) looking out the window
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
33. 33.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
36. 36.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) reading with head down
38. 38.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking around the room
39. 39.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reading with head down

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