Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 648 · 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.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking around the room (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
3. 3.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
5. 5.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) reading with head down (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
6. 6.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
10. 10.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) glancing down, then up
11. 11.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) looking out the window
13. 13.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are bored (c) you are angry (d) you want to leave
15. 15.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
18. 18.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
20. 20.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) close your eyes (b) look at one person (c) look at each section (d) look at the floor
21. 21.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
26. 26.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) glancing down, then up (d) watching one friend only
27. 27.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
29. 29.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) hold them over your face (c) stare only at them (d) read with head down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
32. 32.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
33. 33.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
34. 34.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (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.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
37. 37.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking around the room
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room

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