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.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: leaning back lazily? (a) eye contact (b) a gesture (c) posture (d) facial expression
- 2.🚪 You walk into the principal’s office. Which posture is best? (a) lean on the wall (b) slouch, hands in pockets (c) stand tall, hands still (d) sit on her desk
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a relaxed smile (b) an open, calm face (c) nodding to show interest (d) turning your back
- 4.True or false: “an open, calm face” is positive body language. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: sitting up straight? (a) posture (b) eye contact (c) a gesture (d) facial expression
- 6.🙅 Your friend crosses his arms tightly and looks away while you talk. What may it show? (a) he is very excited (b) he is hungry (c) he may be upset (d) he loves the idea
- 7.True or false: “arms tightly crossed” is positive body language. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at each friend (b) looking at the speaker (c) a frown (d) looking away mid-chat
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) raised eyebrows (c) a thumbs-up (d) a warm smile
- 10.📏 How close should you stand to a classmate when chatting? (a) nose to nose (b) behind them (c) across the room (d) about an arm’s length
- 11.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) friendly eye contact (b) standing too close (c) smirking (d) arms tightly crossed
- 12.🧍 Which of these is about posture? (a) slouching on the desk (b) pointing to the map (c) looking away mid-chat (d) waving hello
- 13.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: a frown? (a) posture (b) facial expression (c) a gesture (d) eye contact
- 14.🧍 Which of these is a gesture? (a) looking away mid-chat (b) pointing to the map (c) glancing at each friend (d) a puzzled look
- 15.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) friendly eye contact (b) sitting up straight (c) arms relaxed (d) standing too close
- 16.True or false: “standing tall” is negative body language. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “smirking” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👀 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a relaxed smile (b) smirking (c) turning your back (d) pointing at them rudely
- 20.🧍 Eye contact, posture, facial expression or gesture: avoiding someone’s eyes? (a) a gesture (b) facial expression (c) eye contact (d) posture
- 21.🧍 Positive or negative body language: rolling your eyes? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 22.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) smirking (b) staring at your shoes (c) arms tightly crossed (d) nodding to show interest
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolling your eyes (b) an open, calm face (c) sitting up straight (d) facing the person
- 24.🧍 Which of these is about eye contact? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a warm smile (c) glancing at each friend (d) a puzzled look
- 25.True or false: “facing the person” is negative body language. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) staring at your shoes (c) arms relaxed (d) slouching low
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the person (b) pointing at them rudely (c) sitting up straight (d) standing tall
- 28.🧍 Which of these is negative body language? (a) standing tall (b) friendly eye contact (c) rolling your eyes (d) facing the person
- 29.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) slouching low (b) rolling your eyes (c) standing tall (d) staring at your shoes
- 30.True or false: “a relaxed smile” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “friendly eye contact” is positive body language. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing at them rudely (b) slouching low (c) turning your back (d) arms relaxed
- 33.🧍 Which of these is positive body language? (a) staring at your shoes (b) turning your back (c) facing the person (d) arms tightly crossed
- 34.🧍 Positive or negative body language: facing the person? (a) positive body language (b) negative body language
- 35.🧍 Positive or negative body language: nodding to show interest? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing with feet apart (b) leaning back lazily (c) sitting up straight (d) folded hands for namaste
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm smile (b) a puzzled look (c) raised eyebrows (d) looking away mid-chat
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding to show interest (b) standing tall (c) standing too close (d) arms relaxed
- 39.🧍 Which of these is a gesture? (a) a warm smile (b) looking away mid-chat (c) avoiding someone’s eyes (d) folded hands for namaste
- 40.🧍 Positive or negative body language: pointing at them rudely? (a) negative body language (b) positive body language
Answer key
- posture
- stand tall, hands still
- turning your back
- True
- posture
- he may be upset
- False
- a frown
- a thumbs-up
- about an arm’s length
- friendly eye contact
- slouching on the desk
- facial expression
- pointing to the map
- standing too close
- False
- False
- a few seconds at a time
- a relaxed smile
- eye contact
- negative body language
- nodding to show interest
- rolling your eyes
- glancing at each friend
- False
- arms relaxed
- pointing at them rudely
- rolling your eyes
- standing tall
- True
- True
- arms relaxed
- facing the person
- positive body language
- positive body language
- folded hands for namaste
- looking away mid-chat
- standing too close
- folded hands for namaste
- negative body language
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