Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 608 · 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) limp and long (b) crushing hard (c) firm and brief (d) with a wet hand
2. 2.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) relaxed open hands (b) a small, warm smile (c) touching your face a lot (d) sitting up straight
3. 3.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) in your pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) resting in your lap (d) behind your head
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) a calm, steady voice (c) sitting up straight (d) a firm, short handshake
5. 5.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) sitting up straight (b) nodding at key points (c) relaxed open hands (d) a shaky, quiet voice
6. 6.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) yawning (b) shaking your leg (c) relaxed open hands (d) nodding at key points
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) yawning (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) a blank stare
8. 8.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a small, warm smile (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) yawning
9. 9.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
10. 10.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
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.🧍 What does this signal usually show: eyes on the speaker? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
13. 13.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) touching your face a lot (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a shaky, quiet voice
14. 14.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
15. 15.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) shaking your leg (b) a blank stare (c) yawning (d) a firm, short handshake
16. 16.🧍 What does this signal usually show: checking the clock? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
17. 17.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) sitting up straight (b) slumping in the chair (c) yawning (d) a blank stare
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slumping in the chair (b) a blank stare (c) biting your nails (d) yawning
19. 19.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) biting your nails (b) sitting up straight (c) a blank stare (d) a firm, short handshake
20. 20.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows nervousness (d) shows interest
21. 21.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) shaking your leg (c) biting your nails (d) a firm, short handshake
23. 23.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) relaxed open hands (b) sitting up straight (c) leaning forward a little (d) a firm, short handshake
25. 25.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) only your words (b) neither of them (c) the furniture (d) your body language
26. 26.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
27. 27.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) shaking your leg (b) a calm, steady voice (c) a small, warm smile (d) a blank stare
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank stare (b) yawning (c) slumping in the chair (d) touching your face a lot
29. 29.True or false: “sitting up straight” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a blank stare (b) relaxed open hands (c) yawning (d) shaking your leg
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaning forward a little (b) nodding at key points (c) yawning (d) a small, warm smile
32. 32.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “leaning forward a little” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
36. 36.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) touching your face a lot (c) shaking your leg (d) biting your nails
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaning forward a little (b) nodding at key points (c) a small, warm smile (d) checking the clock
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yawning (b) a blank stare (c) leaning forward a little (d) slumping in the chair
39. 39.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows confidence (c) shows interest (d) shows boredom
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small, warm smile (b) a firm, short handshake (c) a calm, steady voice (d) relaxed open hands

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