Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 557 · 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 of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
2. 2.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are friendly (c) you want to leave (d) you are angry
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the ceiling (d) a few seconds per person
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
8. 8.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few minutes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) staring at the slides (c) looking around the room (d) watching one friend only
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
11. 11.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) watching one friend only (c) a few seconds per person (d) glancing down, then up
14. 14.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
16. 16.True or false: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) including the back row (c) looking at each section (d) reading with head down
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) glance down, look up (c) hold them over your face (d) stare only at them
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
27. 27.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
30. 30.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at each section (b) close your eyes (c) look at one person (d) look at the floor
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.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
36. 36.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) eyes on the floor (c) meeting a few eyes (d) a few seconds per person
39. 39.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) looking out the window (c) meeting a few eyes (d) eyes on the floor

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