Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 753 · 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: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few seconds (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few minutes
4. 4.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) staring at the slides (d) glancing down, then up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) staring at the ceiling (c) looking around the room (d) eyes on the floor
6. 6.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
7. 7.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
9. 9.True or false: “looking around the room” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👀 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
11. 11.🐶 Your story ends with a lost puppy found safe. Which face fits? (a) a bored yawn (b) an angry frown (c) a blank stare (d) a big smile
12. 12.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) hold them over your face (c) read with head down (d) glance down, look up
16. 16.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) glancing down, then up (c) including the back row (d) staring at the slides
18. 18.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
19. 19.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are angry (b) you are bored (c) you are friendly (d) you want to leave
20. 20.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking out the window
21. 21.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) including the back row (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
22. 22.🙂 Which expression suits giving the rules of an exam hall? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
23. 23.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
24. 24.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
25. 25.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) a few seconds per person (c) staring at the slides (d) eyes on the floor
26. 26.🙂 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
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) including the back row (d) watching one friend only
30. 30.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) looking around the room
31. 31.True or false: talking about road safety and accidents suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
33. 33.True or false: sharing an amazing fact you just learned suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “looking out the window” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
36. 36.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) looking out the window (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking around the room
39. 39.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking around the room (b) meeting a few eyes (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the ceiling

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