Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 47 · 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: touching your face a lot? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows interest
2. 2.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on the ceiling (b) on the floor (c) on your phone (d) on the interviewer
5. 5.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) with a wet hand (b) firm and brief (c) limp and long (d) crushing hard
7. 7.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) leaning far back (b) slumped sideways (c) upright, feet flat (d) one leg on the chair
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a blank stare (c) biting your nails (d) shaking your leg
10. 10.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a calm, steady voice? (a) shows interest (b) shows boredom (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
11. 11.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
12. 12.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows interest
13. 13.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) shaking your leg (b) sitting up straight (c) a blank stare (d) relaxed open hands
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) relaxed open hands (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) a calm, steady voice
16. 16.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) biting your nails (c) shaking your leg (d) yawning
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) biting your nails (b) sitting up straight (c) shaking your leg (d) a shaky, quiet voice
21. 21.🧍 What does this signal usually show: checking the clock? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
22. 22.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) yawning (b) nodding at key points (c) slumping in the chair (d) biting your nails
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small, warm smile (b) sitting up straight (c) relaxed open hands (d) a firm, short handshake
24. 24.True or false: “leaning forward a little” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows boredom
26. 26.🧍 What does this signal usually show: nodding at key points? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
27. 27.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) sitting up straight (b) relaxed open hands (c) checking the clock (d) eyes on the speaker
28. 28.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) slumping in the chair (b) leaning forward a little (c) nodding at key points (d) shaking your leg
29. 29.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) sitting up straight (b) relaxed open hands (c) touching your face a lot (d) a calm, steady voice
30. 30.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a small, warm smile” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your face a lot (b) shaking your leg (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) a firm, short handshake
33. 33.True or false: “yawning” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 What does this signal usually show: eyes on the speaker? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) biting your nails (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) relaxed open hands (d) shaking your leg
37. 37.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) slumping in the chair (c) yawning (d) touching your face a lot
39. 39.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
40. 40.True or false: “leaning forward a little” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False

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