Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 565 · 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 telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
2. 2.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
3. 3.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) staring at the slides
5. 5.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) an angry frown (c) a blank stare (d) a bored yawn
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) read with head down (c) stare only at them (d) glance down, look up
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the ceiling (d) reading with head down
10. 10.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
13. 13.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) a few seconds per person
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
19. 19.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
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.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
23. 23.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
24. 24.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
28. 28.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) watching one friend only (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking around the room
30. 30.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
37. 37.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section

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