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.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) facing the person (b) arms tightly crossed (c) an open, calm face (d) a relaxed smile
- 2.🧍 Which of these is a gesture? (a) pointing to the map (b) slouching on the desk (c) glancing at each friend (d) avoiding someone’s eyes
- 3.🧍 Positive or negative body language: standing tall? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 4.True or false: “staring at your shoes” is negative body language. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧍 Positive or negative body language: standing too close? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 6.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) smirking (b) a relaxed smile (c) an open, calm face (d) facing the person
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folded hands for namaste (b) a thumbs-up (c) waving hello (d) looking at the speaker
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing at them rudely (b) standing too close (c) sitting up straight (d) slouching low
- 9.True or false: “smirking” is negative body language. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: a warm smile? (a) a gesture (b) eye contact (c) posture (d) facial expression
- 11.📏 How close should you stand to a classmate when chatting? (a) nose to nose (b) behind them (c) across the room (d) about an arm’s length
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) friendly eye contact (b) turning your back (c) nodding to show interest (d) sitting up straight
- 13.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) standing too close (b) friendly eye contact (c) smirking (d) arms tightly crossed
- 14.True or false: “smirking” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧍 Which of these is about posture? (a) a warm smile (b) looking at the speaker (c) leaning back lazily (d) raised eyebrows
- 16.🧍 Which of these is about eye contact? (a) a warm smile (b) a thumbs-up (c) looking away mid-chat (d) a frown
- 17.🧍 Positive or negative body language: arms relaxed? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) standing with feet apart (c) slouching on the desk (d) folded hands for namaste
- 19.🧍 Positive or negative body language: friendly eye contact? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 20.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: a frown? (a) a gesture (b) eye contact (c) posture (d) facial expression
- 21.🧍 Which of these is a facial expression? (a) a frown (b) looking away mid-chat (c) a thumbs-up (d) avoiding someone’s eyes
- 22.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) friendly eye contact (b) standing tall (c) sitting up straight (d) slouching low
- 23.🙅 Your friend crosses his arms tightly and looks away while you talk. What may it show? (a) he is hungry (b) he loves the idea (c) he may be upset (d) he is very excited
- 24.🧍 Positive or negative body language: staring at your shoes? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 25.True or false: “nodding to show interest” is positive body language. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👀 In a friendly chat, how long should you look into someone’s eyes? (a) never at all (b) the whole time (c) without blinking (d) a few seconds at a time
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing with feet apart (b) slouching on the desk (c) sitting up straight (d) looking away mid-chat
- 28.🧍 Which of these is about posture? (a) avoiding someone’s eyes (b) sitting up straight (c) raised eyebrows (d) glancing at each friend
- 29.True or false: “pointing at them rudely” is negative body language. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧍 Which of these is a facial expression? (a) folded hands for namaste (b) pointing to the map (c) sitting up straight (d) a puzzled look
- 31.🧍 Which of these is a gesture? (a) avoiding someone’s eyes (b) a puzzled look (c) folded hands for namaste (d) slouching on the desk
- 32.True or false: “sitting up straight” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧍 Positive or negative body language: smirking? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) slouching on the desk (c) a puzzled look (d) a warm smile
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing with feet apart (b) slouching on the desk (c) pointing to the map (d) leaning back lazily
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) friendly eye contact (c) facing the person (d) arms relaxed
- 37.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) an open, calm face (b) smirking (c) slouching low (d) turning your back
- 38.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: glancing at each friend? (a) eye contact (b) posture (c) facial expression (d) a gesture
- 39.True or false: “a relaxed smile” is negative body language. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding someone’s eyes (b) a puzzled look (c) looking away mid-chat (d) looking at the speaker
Answer key
- arms tightly crossed
- pointing to the map
- positive body language
- True
- negative body language
- smirking
- looking at the speaker
- sitting up straight
- True
- facial expression
- about an arm’s length
- turning your back
- friendly eye contact
- False
- leaning back lazily
- looking away mid-chat
- positive body language
- folded hands for namaste
- positive body language
- facial expression
- a frown
- slouching low
- he may be upset
- negative body language
- True
- a few seconds at a time
- looking away mid-chat
- sitting up straight
- True
- a puzzled look
- folded hands for namaste
- True
- negative body language
- slouching on the desk
- pointing to the map
- rolling your eyes
- an open, calm face
- eye contact
- False
- a puzzled look
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