Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 447 · 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: checking the clock? (a) shows interest (b) shows boredom (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
2. 2.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) leave the room (b) slow breaths, feet still (c) shake both legs (d) talk even faster
5. 5.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) leaning far back (b) one leg on the chair (c) slumped sideways (d) upright, feet flat
6. 6.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows interest (b) shows boredom (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
7. 7.True or false: “leaning forward a little” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) in your pockets (b) resting in your lap (c) behind your head (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small, warm smile (b) leaning forward a little (c) eyes on the speaker (d) slumping in the chair
11. 11.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) checking the clock (b) nodding at key points (c) leaning forward a little (d) a firm, short handshake
12. 12.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on your phone (b) on the floor (c) on the ceiling (d) on the interviewer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) relaxed open hands (c) leaning forward a little (d) nodding at key points
14. 14.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) the furniture (b) neither of them (c) your body language (d) only your words
16. 16.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) relaxed open hands (c) a small, warm smile (d) a firm, short handshake
18. 18.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a blank stare? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
19. 19.🧍 What does this signal usually show: touching your face a lot? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows nervousness (d) shows interest
20. 20.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows boredom
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a small, warm smile (d) nodding at key points
22. 22.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) nodding at key points (b) shaking your leg (c) a firm, short handshake (d) sitting up straight
23. 23.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
24. 24.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) nodding at key points (b) touching your face a lot (c) relaxed open hands (d) leaning forward a little
27. 27.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) shaking your leg (b) yawning (c) a small, warm smile (d) biting your nails
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed open hands (b) a firm, short handshake (c) sitting up straight (d) a blank stare
30. 30.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) with a wet hand (b) crushing hard (c) limp and long (d) firm and brief
31. 31.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a calm, steady voice? (a) shows interest (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) a small, warm smile (c) nodding at key points (d) leaning forward a little
33. 33.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) nodding at key points (b) biting your nails (c) yawning (d) shaking your leg
34. 34.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) leaning forward a little (b) eyes on the speaker (c) biting your nails (d) relaxed open hands
35. 35.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) checking the clock (b) shaking your leg (c) leaning forward a little (d) a firm, short handshake
37. 37.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) slumping in the chair (b) a firm, short handshake (c) relaxed open hands (d) nodding at key points
38. 38.🙂 A gentle smile when you meet the panel shows… (a) anger (b) boredom (c) warmth and confidence (d) fear
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) a firm, short handshake (d) sitting up straight
40. 40.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True

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