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