Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 9 · 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.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking at each section
2. 2.😊 What does a smile at the start tell the audience? (a) you are bored (b) you are friendly (c) you want to leave (d) you are angry
3. 3.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the ceiling? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
4. 4.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) looking out the window (d) including the back row
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading with head down (b) including the back row (c) looking at each section (d) looking around the room
6. 6.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking out the window (b) glancing down, then up (c) eyes on the floor (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
9. 9.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
10. 10.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
11. 11.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking at each section? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
14. 14.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the ceiling
16. 16.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) looking around the room (c) staring at the slides (d) looking at each section
17. 17.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
19. 19.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
20. 20.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) the whole speech (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) not at all
22. 22.True or false: “meeting a few eyes” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing down, then up (b) a few seconds per person (c) including the back row (d) eyes on the floor
24. 24.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the ceiling (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
28. 28.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
29. 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) including the back row (c) a few seconds per person (d) eyes on the floor
30. 30.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at each section (b) a few seconds per person (c) watching one friend only (d) including the back row
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the floor (b) reading with head down (c) looking at each section (d) staring at the ceiling
33. 33.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
34. 34.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) read with head down (b) stare only at them (c) glance down, look up (d) hold them over your face
35. 35.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a surprised look. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) looking out the window (c) looking at each section (d) eyes on the floor
40. 40.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) staring at the slides (c) staring at the ceiling (d) looking out the window

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