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