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