Body Language Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 15: Body language: eye contact, posture and face · Set 404 · 40 questions

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.

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

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