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