Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 531 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shaking your leg (b) biting your nails (c) leaning forward a little (d) touching your face a lot
3. 3.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) upright, feet flat (b) one leg on the chair (c) slumped sideways (d) leaning far back
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) sitting up straight (c) nodding at key points (d) a firm, short handshake
5. 5.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a blank stare” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) biting your nails (b) touching your face a lot (c) a blank stare (d) a shaky, quiet voice
8. 8.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
9. 9.👀 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
10. 10.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) touching your face a lot (b) biting your nails (c) a small, warm smile (d) a firm, short handshake
11. 11.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) slumping in the chair (c) biting your nails (d) leaning forward a little
12. 12.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) relaxed open hands (b) yawning (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) leaning forward a little
13. 13.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows boredom
14. 14.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) talk even faster (b) leave the room (c) shake both legs (d) slow breaths, feet still
16. 16.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a calm, steady voice? (a) shows interest (b) shows confidence (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
17. 17.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) relaxed open hands (c) a firm, short handshake (d) slumping in the chair
19. 19.True or false: “touching your face a lot” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows boredom
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed open hands (b) biting your nails (c) shaking your leg (d) touching your face a lot
22. 22.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) relaxed open hands (c) yawning (d) touching your face a lot
23. 23.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) relaxed open hands (b) checking the clock (c) biting your nails (d) a small, warm smile
24. 24.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a blank stare? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) a blank stare (c) slumping in the chair (d) checking the clock
26. 26.🧍 What does this signal usually show: nodding at key points? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows confidence (c) shows interest (d) shows boredom
27. 27.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
28. 28.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
29. 29.🧍 What does this signal usually show: shaking your leg? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
30. 30.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) touching your face a lot (b) eyes on the speaker (c) sitting up straight (d) leaning forward a little
32. 32.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) sitting up straight (c) relaxed open hands (d) leaning forward a little
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) biting your nails (c) yawning (d) a blank stare
34. 34.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) only your words (b) your body language (c) neither of them (d) the furniture
35. 35.🧍 What does this signal usually show: slumping in the chair? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
36. 36.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a small, warm smile (b) biting your nails (c) sitting up straight (d) shaking your leg
37. 37.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) with a wet hand (b) firm and brief (c) crushing hard (d) limp and long
39. 39.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) yawning (c) a blank stare (d) a calm, steady voice

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