Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 738 · 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: “including the back row” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) including the back row
4. 4.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) glance down, look up (b) stare only at them (c) hold them over your face (d) read with head down
5. 5.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
7. 7.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the ceiling
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking out the window
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) meeting a few eyes (d) staring at the ceiling
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) watching one friend only
14. 14.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) close your eyes (c) look at each section (d) look at the floor
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking out the window (d) glancing down, then up
17. 17.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
18. 18.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you want to leave (b) you are friendly (c) you are angry (d) you are bored
19. 19.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) reading with head down (d) staring at the ceiling
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) including the back row
25. 25.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) including the back row (c) glancing down, then up (d) looking at each section
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
28. 28.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) looking at each section
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
32. 32.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) a few seconds per person (c) reading with head down (d) eyes on the floor
34. 34.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
38. 38.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) meeting a few eyes (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
40. 40.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look

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