Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 746 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) stare only at them (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
4. 4.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are friendly (b) you are bored (c) you want to leave (d) you are angry
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 is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) looking around the room (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) reading with head down (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the ceiling (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the slides
10. 10.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) a few seconds (c) not at all (d) the whole speech
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking around the room (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
14. 14.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the slides (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
15. 15.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
16. 16.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) a few seconds per person (c) eyes on the floor (d) looking out the window
20. 20.👀 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
21. 21.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
22. 22.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) meeting a few eyes (c) glancing down, then up (d) including the back row
23. 23.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) a few seconds per person
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) meeting a few eyes (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
26. 26.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a big smile (b) a blank stare (c) a bored yawn (d) an angry frown
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the ceiling
29. 29.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) glancing down, then up
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the slides (d) looking at each section
34. 34.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
36. 36.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking at each section (c) staring at the slides (d) a few seconds per person
38. 38.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) meeting a few eyes

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