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