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