Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 749 · 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: reaching the twist in your story suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) glancing down, then up (d) a few seconds per person
3. 3.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) reading with head down (d) looking around the room
4. 4.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
7. 7.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.📝 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
10. 10.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reading with head down (c) watching one friend only (d) glancing down, then up
12. 12.True or false: “reading with head down” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
14. 14.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a blank stare (b) a big smile (c) an angry frown (d) a bored yawn
15. 15.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you want to leave (c) you are bored (d) you are friendly
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) reading with head down (c) looking around the room (d) looking at each section
17. 17.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
22. 22.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) looking at each section (c) looking out the window (d) looking around the room
24. 24.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits welcoming new students to the school? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
26. 26.👀 Good or poor eye contact: reading with head down? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
27. 27.👀 In a big hall, how can you make eye contact with everyone? (a) look at one person (b) look at the floor (c) close your eyes (d) look at each section
28. 28.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) glancing down, then up
29. 29.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) looking at each section (c) watching one friend only (d) staring at the ceiling
30. 30.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
31. 31.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a warm smile (c) a surprised look
32. 32.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) meeting a few eyes
33. 33.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) meeting a few eyes (c) watching one friend only (d) reading with head down
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) a few seconds per person
37. 37.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False

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