Body Language Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 15: Body language: eye contact, posture and face · Set 573 · 40 questions

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.

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

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