Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 217 · 40 questions

Tip (Sit tall, look, smile): Confidence: sitting up straight, a firm and brief handshake, a calm steady voice, relaxed open hands. Nervousness: biting nails, shaking a leg, a shaky quiet voice, touching your face a lot. Interest: leaning forward a little, nodding, eyes on the speaker, a small warm smile. Boredom: yawning, slumping, checking the clock, a blank stare. In an interview: upright with feet flat, hands resting in your lap, eyes on the person asking. Nervous? Slow breaths, feet still.

1. 1.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) resting in your lap (c) in your pockets (d) behind your head
2. 2.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) leaning far back (b) one leg on the chair (c) slumped sideways (d) upright, feet flat
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shaking your leg (b) relaxed open hands (c) sitting up straight (d) a firm, short handshake
5. 5.🧍 What does this signal usually show: nodding at key points? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) biting your nails (d) a calm, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) relaxed open hands (c) shaking your leg (d) biting your nails
8. 8.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
9. 9.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
10. 10.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) limp and long (b) firm and brief (c) with a wet hand (d) crushing hard
12. 12.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 What does this signal usually show: yawning? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
14. 14.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) touching your face a lot (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a blank stare (d) biting your nails
15. 15.🧍 What does this signal usually show: touching your face a lot? (a) shows boredom (b) shows confidence (c) shows nervousness (d) shows interest
16. 16.🧍 What does this signal usually show: shaking your leg? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows boredom
17. 17.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) shaking your leg (c) sitting up straight (d) slumping in the chair
18. 18.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows boredom (b) shows confidence (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
19. 19.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) neither of them (b) the furniture (c) your body language (d) only your words
20. 20.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) talk even faster (b) slow breaths, feet still (c) shake both legs (d) leave the room
21. 21.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on your phone (b) on the ceiling (c) on the interviewer (d) on the floor
23. 23.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
24. 24.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shaking your leg (b) biting your nails (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) leaning forward a little
26. 26.🧍 What does this signal usually show: slumping in the chair? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
27. 27.True or false: “a small, warm smile” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
30. 30.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
31. 31.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) a small, warm smile (b) a blank stare (c) touching your face a lot (d) a firm, short handshake
32. 32.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) leaning forward a little (b) yawning (c) sitting up straight (d) a blank stare
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) yawning (c) slumping in the chair (d) checking the clock
34. 34.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) yawning (b) biting your nails (c) a small, warm smile (d) touching your face a lot
35. 35.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slumping in the chair (b) a firm, short handshake (c) a calm, steady voice (d) sitting up straight
37. 37.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) checking the clock (b) nodding at key points (c) a firm, short handshake (d) eyes on the speaker
38. 38.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) yawning (b) relaxed open hands (c) a blank stare (d) biting your nails
39. 39.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) leaning forward a little (b) yawning (c) a small, warm smile (d) nodding at key points
40. 40.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False

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