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