Body Language Worksheet for Kids
Communication tip (Your body talks too): Positive body language: standing tall, friendly eye contact, a relaxed smile, facing the person, nodding to show interest, sitting up straight. Negative body language: slouching low, arms tightly crossed, rolling your eyes, turning your back, staring at your shoes, standing too close. Four parts: eye contact (looking at the speaker), posture (sitting up straight, slouching), facial expression (a warm smile, a frown), gesture (a thumbs-up, waving hello). Stand about an arm’s length away.
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- 1.🙅 Your friend crosses his arms tightly and looks away while you talk. What may it show? (a) he is very excited (b) he is hungry (c) he loves the idea (d) he may be upset
- 2.True or false: “facing the person” is negative body language. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🙂 What is the easiest way to look friendly? (a) a frown (b) a glare (c) a smile (d) a yawn
- 4.True or false: “staring at your shoes” is negative body language. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧍 Positive or negative body language: slouching low? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 6.📏 How close should you stand to a classmate when chatting? (a) nose to nose (b) behind them (c) about an arm’s length (d) across the room
- 7.🧍 Positive or negative body language: standing tall? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
- 8.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: folded hands for namaste? (a) posture (b) eye contact (c) a gesture (d) facial expression
- 9.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) sitting up straight (b) standing tall (c) a relaxed smile (d) standing too close
- 10.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) friendly eye contact (b) nodding to show interest (c) smirking (d) standing tall
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) friendly eye contact (c) smirking (d) arms relaxed
- 12.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: glancing at each friend? (a) eye contact (b) a gesture (c) facial expression (d) posture
- 13.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) smirking (b) a relaxed smile (c) pointing at them rudely (d) standing too close
- 14.True or false: “nodding to show interest” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) slouching on the desk (c) a puzzled look (d) standing with feet apart
- 16.🧍 Which of these is a gesture? (a) looking away mid-chat (b) slouching on the desk (c) a frown (d) pointing to the map
- 17.🧍 Positive or negative body language: staring at your shoes? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching low (b) sitting up straight (c) facing the person (d) arms relaxed
- 19.🧍 Which of these is about eye contact? (a) glancing at each friend (b) leaning back lazily (c) folded hands for namaste (d) a frown
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching low (b) rolling your eyes (c) nodding to show interest (d) pointing at them rudely
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) standing with feet apart (c) waving hello (d) pointing to the map
- 22.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: sitting up straight? (a) a gesture (b) posture (c) facial expression (d) eye contact
- 23.🤝 Body language means… (a) sign boards only (b) speaking loudly (c) talking without words (d) writing in a diary
- 24.🧍 Positive or negative body language: smirking? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning your back (b) smirking (c) facing the person (d) slouching low
- 26.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) turning your back (b) arms relaxed (c) rolling your eyes (d) slouching low
- 27.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) rolling your eyes (b) slouching low (c) friendly eye contact (d) arms tightly crossed
- 28.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) sitting up straight (b) nodding to show interest (c) turning your back (d) an open, calm face
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing to the map (b) waving hello (c) sitting up straight (d) folded hands for namaste
- 30.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: a frown? (a) posture (b) a gesture (c) eye contact (d) facial expression
- 31.🧍 Which of these is about eye contact? (a) looking away mid-chat (b) standing with feet apart (c) a thumbs-up (d) waving hello
- 32.True or false: “pointing at them rudely” is positive body language. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) arms tightly crossed (c) standing tall (d) friendly eye contact
- 34.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: looking away mid-chat? (a) facial expression (b) a gesture (c) posture (d) eye contact
- 35.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: pointing to the map? (a) facial expression (b) eye contact (c) a gesture (d) posture
- 36.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) facing the person (b) arms tightly crossed (c) turning your back (d) staring at your shoes
- 37.🧍 Which of these is about posture? (a) a warm smile (b) looking at the speaker (c) glancing at each friend (d) leaning back lazily
- 38.🧍 Which of these is a facial expression? (a) folded hands for namaste (b) glancing at each friend (c) a puzzled look (d) waving hello
- 39.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) turning your back (b) standing tall (c) rolling your eyes (d) standing too close
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at the speaker (b) glancing at each friend (c) looking away mid-chat (d) folded hands for namaste
Answer key
- he may be upset
- False
- a smile
- True
- negative body language
- about an arm’s length
- positive body language
- a gesture
- standing too close
- smirking
- smirking
- eye contact
- a relaxed smile
- True
- a puzzled look
- pointing to the map
- negative body language
- slouching low
- glancing at each friend
- nodding to show interest
- standing with feet apart
- posture
- talking without words
- negative body language
- facing the person
- arms relaxed
- friendly eye contact
- turning your back
- sitting up straight
- facial expression
- looking away mid-chat
- False
- arms tightly crossed
- eye contact
- a gesture
- facing the person
- leaning back lazily
- a puzzled look
- standing tall
- folded hands for namaste
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