Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 654 · 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 confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
2. 2.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) crushing hard (b) with a wet hand (c) limp and long (d) firm and brief
3. 3.🧍 What does this signal usually show: sitting up straight? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) a small, warm smile (c) relaxed open hands (d) eyes on the speaker
5. 5.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) checking the clock (b) shaking your leg (c) touching your face a lot (d) eyes on the speaker
7. 7.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) talk even faster (b) shake both legs (c) slow breaths, feet still (d) leave the room
8. 8.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) resting in your lap
9. 9.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
10. 10.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) sitting up straight (b) shaking your leg (c) nodding at key points (d) yawning
11. 11.🧍 What does this signal usually show: touching your face a lot? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
12. 12.True or false: “touching your face a lot” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a blank stare” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 What does this signal usually show: relaxed open hands? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your face a lot (b) a firm, short handshake (c) sitting up straight (d) a calm, steady voice
16. 16.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) leaning forward a little (c) a firm, short handshake (d) a blank stare
17. 17.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 What does this signal usually show: shaking your leg? (a) shows interest (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
19. 19.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows boredom (b) shows confidence (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness
20. 20.🧍 What does this signal usually show: yawning? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
21. 21.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) neither of them (b) only your words (c) the furniture (d) your body language
23. 23.True or false: “touching your face a lot” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on your phone (b) on the floor (c) on the interviewer (d) on the ceiling
26. 26.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) eyes on the speaker (c) touching your face a lot (d) a blank stare
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slumping in the chair (b) a firm, short handshake (c) a calm, steady voice (d) sitting up straight
28. 28.🧍 What does this signal usually show: eyes on the speaker? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank stare (b) yawning (c) nodding at key points (d) checking the clock
30. 30.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “yawning” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) a blank stare (c) eyes on the speaker (d) sitting up straight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slumping in the chair (b) a blank stare (c) a small, warm smile (d) yawning
34. 34.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) a blank stare (c) a firm, short handshake (d) yawning
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaning forward a little (b) relaxed open hands (c) sitting up straight (d) a calm, steady voice
37. 37.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
38. 38.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) biting your nails (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) relaxed open hands (d) touching your face a lot

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