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 a gesture? (a) looking away mid-chat (b) folded hands for namaste (c) standing with feet apart (d) avoiding someone’s eyes
- 2.🧍 Which of these is about eye contact? (a) pointing to the map (b) looking away mid-chat (c) raised eyebrows (d) a thumbs-up
- 3.🧍 Which of these is about posture? (a) waving hello (b) raised eyebrows (c) looking away mid-chat (d) leaning back lazily
- 4.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) turning your back (c) arms relaxed (d) slouching low
- 5.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: looking away mid-chat? (a) posture (b) a gesture (c) facial expression (d) eye contact
- 6.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) staring at your shoes (c) sitting up straight (d) slouching low
- 7.🚪 You walk into the principal’s office. Which posture is best? (a) slouch, hands in pockets (b) sit on her desk (c) lean on the wall (d) stand tall, hands still
- 8.True or false: “arms relaxed” is negative body language. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “rolling your eyes” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧍 Which of these is about posture? (a) pointing to the map (b) standing with feet apart (c) avoiding someone’s eyes (d) looking at the speaker
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding someone’s eyes (b) a puzzled look (c) glancing at each friend (d) looking away mid-chat
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raised eyebrows (b) sitting up straight (c) standing with feet apart (d) leaning back lazily
- 13.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) nodding to show interest (b) arms relaxed (c) a relaxed smile (d) slouching low
- 14.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) turning your back (b) arms tightly crossed (c) friendly eye contact (d) staring at your shoes
- 15.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: a puzzled look? (a) eye contact (b) posture (c) facial expression (d) a gesture
- 16.True or false: “sitting up straight” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧍 Which of these is a gesture? (a) looking at the speaker (b) a frown (c) a puzzled look (d) pointing to the map
- 18.🙅 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) standing with feet apart (c) waving hello (d) slouching on the desk
- 20.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: glancing at each friend? (a) posture (b) a gesture (c) facial expression (d) eye contact
- 21.🧍 Positive or negative body language: turning your back? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 22.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: standing with feet apart? (a) eye contact (b) facial expression (c) posture (d) a gesture
- 23.🙂 What is the easiest way to look friendly? (a) a glare (b) a frown (c) a yawn (d) a smile
- 24.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: waving hello? (a) facial expression (b) eye contact (c) a gesture (d) posture
- 25.🧍 Positive or negative body language: friendly eye contact? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a relaxed smile (b) slouching low (c) standing tall (d) arms relaxed
- 27.True or false: “an open, calm face” is negative body language. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧍 Positive or negative body language: nodding to show interest? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
- 29.👀 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
- 30.🧍 Positive or negative body language: staring at your shoes? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
- 31.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: leaning back lazily? (a) eye contact (b) a gesture (c) facial expression (d) posture
- 32.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) a relaxed smile (b) arms tightly crossed (c) turning your back (d) slouching low
- 33.📏 How close should you stand to a classmate when chatting? (a) across the room (b) behind them (c) nose to nose (d) about an arm’s length
- 34.True or false: “standing too close” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧍 Which of these is about eye contact? (a) avoiding someone’s eyes (b) leaning back lazily (c) folded hands for namaste (d) standing with feet apart
- 36.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: slouching on the desk? (a) a gesture (b) posture (c) eye contact (d) facial expression
- 37.🧍 Which of these is about posture? (a) folded hands for namaste (b) looking away mid-chat (c) sitting up straight (d) a puzzled look
- 38.True or false: “nodding to show interest” is negative body language. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧍 Positive or negative body language: pointing at them rudely? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 40.🧍 Positive or negative body language: smirking? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
Answer key
- folded hands for namaste
- looking away mid-chat
- leaning back lazily
- arms relaxed
- eye contact
- sitting up straight
- stand tall, hands still
- False
- False
- standing with feet apart
- a puzzled look
- raised eyebrows
- slouching low
- friendly eye contact
- facial expression
- True
- pointing to the map
- he may be upset
- waving hello
- eye contact
- negative body language
- posture
- a smile
- a gesture
- positive body language
- slouching low
- False
- positive body language
- a few seconds at a time
- negative body language
- posture
- a relaxed smile
- about an arm’s length
- False
- avoiding someone’s eyes
- posture
- sitting up straight
- False
- negative body language
- negative body language
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