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