Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 661 · 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 interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
2. 2.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) only your words (b) your body language (c) the furniture (d) neither of them
3. 3.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) resting in your lap (c) in your pockets (d) behind your head
5. 5.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) yawning (b) nodding at key points (c) a firm, short handshake (d) biting your nails
6. 6.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) touching your face a lot (b) sitting up straight (c) leaning forward a little (d) biting your nails
7. 7.🧍 What does this signal usually show: yawning? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
8. 8.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) upright, feet flat (b) leaning far back (c) slumped sideways (d) one leg on the chair
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slumping in the chair (b) sitting up straight (c) a blank stare (d) checking the clock
10. 10.🙂 A gentle smile when you meet the panel shows… (a) warmth and confidence (b) anger (c) boredom (d) fear
11. 11.True or false: “shaking your leg” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤝 What is a good handshake like? (a) limp and long (b) with a wet hand (c) crushing hard (d) firm and brief
14. 14.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) slumping in the chair (b) leaning forward a little (c) relaxed open hands (d) touching your face a lot
15. 15.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a calm, steady voice (c) touching your face a lot (d) a shaky, quiet voice
17. 17.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧍 What does this signal usually show: touching your face a lot? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
19. 19.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
20. 20.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) shaking your leg (b) leaning forward a little (c) sitting up straight (d) a calm, steady voice
21. 21.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on the floor (b) on your phone (c) on the ceiling (d) on the interviewer
22. 22.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) biting your nails (b) a shaky, quiet voice (c) a firm, short handshake (d) checking the clock
23. 23.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) biting your nails (b) eyes on the speaker (c) slumping in the chair (d) a small, warm smile
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) a blank stare (c) checking the clock (d) slumping in the chair
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small, warm smile (b) shaking your leg (c) leaning forward a little (d) eyes on the speaker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) slumping in the chair (c) yawning (d) checking the clock
27. 27.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) relaxed open hands (c) a firm, short handshake (d) a blank stare
29. 29.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a calm, steady voice? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
30. 30.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) talk even faster (b) slow breaths, feet still (c) shake both legs (d) leave the room
31. 31.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) a firm, short handshake (c) a blank stare (d) a calm, steady voice
33. 33.🧍 What does this signal usually show: eyes on the speaker? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
34. 34.True or false: “yawning” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) relaxed open hands (c) leaning forward a little (d) a calm, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “sitting up straight” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, steady voice (b) sitting up straight (c) a firm, short handshake (d) biting your nails
39. 39.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) checking the clock (c) shaking your leg (d) relaxed open hands
40. 40.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False

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