Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 966 · 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 good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) a few seconds per person (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
4. 4.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
5. 5.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) glancing down, then up (d) reading with head down
6. 6.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
7. 7.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
8. 8.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) looking around the room (c) watching one friend only (d) reading with head down
9. 9.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
10. 10.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) hold them over your face (b) stare only at them (c) glance down, look up (d) read with head down
11. 11.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) eyes on the floor (b) staring at the slides (c) a few seconds per person (d) looking out the window
13. 13.🙂 Which expression suits thanking the chief guest? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
14. 14.True or false: giving the rules of an exam hall suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) a few seconds per person (b) looking out the window (c) looking around the room (d) including the back row
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the slides (b) watching one friend only (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
17. 17.True or false: welcoming new students to the school suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
19. 19.True or false: reaching the twist in your story suits a surprised look. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking out the window? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
21. 21.🙂 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
22. 22.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) eyes on the floor (c) meeting a few eyes (d) watching one friend only
24. 24.True or false: “staring at the slides” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
26. 26.True or false: thanking the chief guest suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) including the back row (d) staring at the ceiling
28. 28.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) a few minutes (b) not at all (c) the whole speech (d) a few seconds
29. 29.True or false: revealing an answer nobody expected suits a warm smile. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “looking around the room” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.👀 Good or poor eye contact: meeting a few eyes? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
32. 32.🙂 Which expression suits explaining why plastic harms sea animals? (a) a surprised look (b) a warm smile (c) a serious face
33. 33.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
35. 35.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) looking at each section (c) looking around the room (d) staring at the slides
37. 37.🙂 Which expression suits talking about road safety and accidents? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
38. 38.True or false: “glancing down, then up” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😊 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
40. 40.👀 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

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