Body Movement Verbs

1. Every time I think of food I ______ my lips!
a) taste
b) move
c) suck
d) lick
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2. They listened to the music and _____ their fingers on the table to the rhythm.
a) moved
b) hit
c) beat
d) drummed
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3. To get the waiter's attention he _____ his fingers, which I thought was rather rude.
a) shrugged
b) clicked
c) waved
d) tapped
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4. He listened to her plan, and ______ his head in agreement.
a) moved
b) shook
c) nodded
d) bowed
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5. She sat down and elegantly ______ her legs.
a) crossed
b) stretched
c) arched
d) folded
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6. To show that he didn't know, he _______ his shoulders.
a) shrugged
b) wiggled
c) raised
d) lifted
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7. The children stood in the playground and ______ faces at one another.
a) pushed
b) fixed
c) pulled
d) created
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8. To get the teacher's attention, the children were told to ______ one arm.
a) lift
b) move
c) raise
d) shrug
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9. I couldn't believe it! he started to ______ his nose in the restaurant! Disgusting!
a) pick
b) mine
c) touch
d) dig
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10. They stood on the platform, ______ their arms to say goodbye.
a) raising
b) shaking
c) nodding
d) waving
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11. She ______ her arms and listened to their excuses for being late.
a) folded
b) crossed
c) mixed
d) lifted
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12. 'I couldn't eat another thing' he said, ______ his stomach.
a) shaking
b) folding
c) patting
d) punching