Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 387 · 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 is a good handshake like? (a) firm and brief (b) crushing hard (c) limp and long (d) with a wet hand
2. 2.🧍 What does this signal usually show: nodding at key points? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows interest
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank stare (b) checking the clock (c) sitting up straight (d) slumping in the chair
4. 4.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a calm, steady voice? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
5. 5.🧍 What does this signal usually show: slumping in the chair? (a) shows boredom (b) shows confidence (c) shows nervousness (d) shows interest
6. 6.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) nodding at key points (b) checking the clock (c) a firm, short handshake (d) leaning forward a little
7. 7.🧍 What does this signal usually show: yawning? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
8. 8.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) a firm, short handshake (c) checking the clock (d) a blank stare
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) touching your face a lot (d) shaking your leg
10. 10.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) behind your head (c) in your pockets (d) resting in your lap
11. 11.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on the interviewer (b) on the floor (c) on your phone (d) on the ceiling
12. 12.🙂 A gentle smile when you meet the panel shows… (a) boredom (b) warmth and confidence (c) fear (d) anger
13. 13.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) leaning forward a little (c) shaking your leg (d) a small, warm smile
15. 15.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
16. 16.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) shaking your leg (b) a calm, steady voice (c) touching your face a lot (d) a blank stare
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) yawning (c) a blank stare (d) biting your nails
18. 18.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) a small, warm smile (d) yawning
19. 19.True or false: “touching your face a lot” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
22. 22.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows boredom (b) shows confidence (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
23. 23.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) shaking your leg (b) slumping in the chair (c) touching your face a lot (d) a calm, steady voice
26. 26.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) leaning forward a little (b) sitting up straight (c) checking the clock (d) eyes on the speaker
27. 27.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) shaking your leg (c) relaxed open hands (d) yawning
28. 28.🧍 What does this signal usually show: checking the clock? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) sitting up straight (c) a blank stare (d) a firm, short handshake
30. 30.🧍 What does this signal usually show: touching your face a lot? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
31. 31.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) leaning forward a little (b) sitting up straight (c) a calm, steady voice (d) shaking your leg
34. 34.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows boredom (c) shows confidence (d) shows interest
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small, warm smile (b) nodding at key points (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a calm, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) checking the clock (b) slumping in the chair (c) sitting up straight (d) touching your face a lot
38. 38.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) your body language (b) neither of them (c) only your words (d) the furniture
39. 39.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) yawning (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) checking the clock (d) relaxed open hands
40. 40.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) a blank stare (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking the clock

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