Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 337 · 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.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yawning (b) a blank stare (c) slumping in the chair (d) touching your face a lot
3. 3.True or false: “a small, warm smile” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) behind your head (b) in your pockets (c) resting in your lap (d) fiddling with a pen
5. 5.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) shaking your leg (b) checking the clock (c) a firm, short handshake (d) a blank stare
6. 6.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a calm, steady voice (c) nodding at key points (d) sitting up straight
7. 7.True or false: “leaning forward a little” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “yawning” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows boredom (b) shows confidence (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
10. 10.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) slumped sideways (b) one leg on the chair (c) upright, feet flat (d) leaning far back
11. 11.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows interest (b) shows confidence (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
13. 13.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) biting your nails (c) leaning forward a little (d) yawning
14. 14.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
15. 15.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 What does this signal usually show: checking the clock? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
17. 17.True or false: “a blank stare” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shaking your leg (b) sitting up straight (c) touching your face a lot (d) biting your nails
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed open hands (b) a calm, steady voice (c) leaning forward a little (d) sitting up straight
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) slumping in the chair (c) a firm, short handshake (d) relaxed open hands
21. 21.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows interest (b) shows confidence (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaning forward a little (b) nodding at key points (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a calm, steady voice
23. 23.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧍 What does this signal usually show: nodding at key points? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows interest
25. 25.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) with a wet hand (b) firm and brief (c) crushing hard (d) limp and long
27. 27.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) a small, warm smile (b) relaxed open hands (c) checking the clock (d) shaking your leg
28. 28.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a blank stare? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
29. 29.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) biting your nails (b) nodding at key points (c) slumping in the chair (d) a blank stare
30. 30.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 What does this signal usually show: shaking your leg? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
32. 32.🧍 What does this signal usually show: slumping in the chair? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) a blank stare (c) eyes on the speaker (d) leaning forward a little
34. 34.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on the floor (b) on your phone (c) on the ceiling (d) on the interviewer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small, warm smile (b) shaking your leg (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) biting your nails
36. 36.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) leave the room (b) slow breaths, feet still (c) talk even faster (d) shake both legs
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shaking your leg (b) checking the clock (c) slumping in the chair (d) yawning
38. 38.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “sitting up straight” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) nodding at key points (d) touching your face a lot

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