Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 247 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) leaning forward a little (c) a small, warm smile (d) a blank stare
2. 2.🧍 What does this signal usually show: slumping in the chair? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
3. 3.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) resting in your lap (c) behind your head (d) in your pockets
4. 4.🧍 What does this signal usually show: shaking your leg? (a) shows interest (b) shows boredom (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) biting your nails (d) relaxed open hands
6. 6.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
7. 7.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) biting your nails (b) sitting up straight (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) shaking your leg
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) sitting up straight (c) a calm, steady voice (d) relaxed open hands
10. 10.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a calm, steady voice? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
12. 12.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
13. 13.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) nodding at key points (b) a small, warm smile (c) sitting up straight (d) a blank stare
14. 14.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) a blank stare (c) slumping in the chair (d) checking the clock
16. 16.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) crushing hard (b) firm and brief (c) limp and long (d) with a wet hand
17. 17.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) relaxed open hands (b) slumping in the chair (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) a small, warm smile
19. 19.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed open hands (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) a calm, steady voice (d) a firm, short handshake
22. 22.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) checking the clock (c) nodding at key points (d) a calm, steady voice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) biting your nails (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) touching your face a lot
25. 25.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on the ceiling (b) on your phone (c) on the floor (d) on the interviewer
26. 26.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) upright, feet flat (b) slumped sideways (c) leaning far back (d) one leg on the chair
27. 27.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
28. 28.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) the furniture (b) your body language (c) neither of them (d) only your words
30. 30.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) shaking your leg (c) a blank stare (d) sitting up straight
32. 32.True or false: “a small, warm smile” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shaking your leg (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) biting your nails (d) leaning forward a little
34. 34.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a firm, short handshake (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking the clock
35. 35.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows interest (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) a firm, short handshake (c) touching your face a lot (d) relaxed open hands
37. 37.🧍 What does this signal usually show: eyes on the speaker? (a) shows interest (b) shows boredom (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
38. 38.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a small, warm smile (c) relaxed open hands (d) a calm, steady voice
39. 39.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a small, warm smile (b) a calm, steady voice (c) checking the clock (d) a shaky, quiet voice
40. 40.True or false: “leaning forward a little” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False

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