Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 581 · 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.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) slumping in the chair (b) a calm, steady voice (c) biting your nails (d) touching your face a lot
2. 2.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
3. 3.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows interest (b) shows boredom (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
4. 4.🪑 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
5. 5.🧍 What does this signal usually show: eyes on the speaker? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
6. 6.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
7. 7.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) resting in your lap (b) behind your head (c) in your pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) sitting up straight (c) nodding at key points (d) slumping in the chair
9. 9.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) limp and long (b) crushing hard (c) firm and brief (d) with a wet hand
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) shaking your leg (c) biting your nails (d) a small, warm smile
12. 12.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) relaxed open hands (b) a firm, short handshake (c) sitting up straight (d) yawning
13. 13.👀 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) a calm, steady voice (c) sitting up straight (d) a firm, short handshake
15. 15.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) leaning forward a little (b) slumping in the chair (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a shaky, quiet voice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yawning (b) a small, warm smile (c) leaning forward a little (d) nodding at key points
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed open hands (b) sitting up straight (c) touching your face a lot (d) a calm, steady voice
18. 18.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) leaning forward a little (b) nodding at key points (c) sitting up straight (d) a small, warm smile
20. 20.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
21. 21.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
22. 22.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slumping in the chair (b) relaxed open hands (c) checking the clock (d) a blank stare
24. 24.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) leaning forward a little (b) nodding at key points (c) biting your nails (d) sitting up straight
25. 25.True or false: “sitting up straight” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) biting your nails (c) checking the clock (d) touching your face a lot
27. 27.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) shaking your leg (b) leaning forward a little (c) a blank stare (d) a firm, short handshake
28. 28.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) biting your nails (b) shaking your leg (c) touching your face a lot (d) sitting up straight
32. 32.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) a blank stare (b) touching your face a lot (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking the clock
33. 33.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) checking the clock (b) a small, warm smile (c) nodding at key points (d) touching your face a lot
34. 34.True or false: “yawning” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “yawning” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) leaning forward a little (c) a calm, steady voice (d) relaxed open hands
38. 38.🙂 A gentle smile when you meet the panel shows… (a) boredom (b) anger (c) warmth and confidence (d) fear
39. 39.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧍 What does this signal usually show: yawning? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence

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