Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 707 · 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: “staring at the slides” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) including the back row
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) including the back row (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the slides
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
7. 7.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) look at each section (d) close your eyes
8. 8.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) a big smile (c) a blank stare (d) an angry frown
10. 10.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
14. 14.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) not at all (c) a few minutes (d) a few seconds
16. 16.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking around the room (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
19. 19.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) hold them over your face (c) stare only at them (d) glance down, look up
21. 21.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) meeting a few eyes (c) reading with head down (d) glancing down, then up
22. 22.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) including the back row (c) looking around the room (d) a few seconds per person
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
27. 27.True or false: “watching one friend only” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the slides
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
32. 32.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
33. 33.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
34. 34.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window
35. 35.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
37. 37.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) a few seconds per person (d) eyes on the floor
38. 38.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False

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