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