Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 800 · 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 confidence (d) shows boredom
2. 2.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
3. 3.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
5. 5.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) yawning (b) a calm, steady voice (c) eyes on the speaker (d) biting your nails
6. 6.True or false: “yawning” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) neither of them (b) the furniture (c) your body language (d) only your words
8. 8.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
9. 9.🧍 What does this signal usually show: eyes on the speaker? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows nervousness (d) shows interest
10. 10.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) behind your head (b) fiddling with a pen (c) resting in your lap (d) in your pockets
12. 12.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) relaxed open hands (b) a small, warm smile (c) a firm, short handshake (d) a blank stare
14. 14.True or false: “touching your face a lot” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧍 What does this signal usually show: shaking your leg? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows confidence
17. 17.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👀 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the clock (b) yawning (c) nodding at key points (d) slumping in the chair
20. 20.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) leaning forward a little (b) a blank stare (c) a firm, short handshake (d) shaking your leg
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a small, warm smile (b) a blank stare (c) eyes on the speaker (d) leaning forward a little
23. 23.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) a small, warm smile (b) sitting up straight (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking the clock
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) biting your nails (b) checking the clock (c) yawning (d) a blank stare
25. 25.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaning forward a little (b) eyes on the speaker (c) shaking your leg (d) nodding at key points
28. 28.🧍 What does this signal usually show: yawning? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yawning (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a blank stare (d) checking the clock
30. 30.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a small, warm smile” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) a calm, steady voice (c) checking the clock (d) a firm, short handshake
33. 33.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a blank stare? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows boredom (c) shows confidence (d) shows interest
35. 35.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) yawning (b) sitting up straight (c) touching your face a lot (d) relaxed open hands
36. 36.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) shaking your leg (c) yawning (d) relaxed open hands
37. 37.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a small, warm smile (c) a firm, short handshake (d) leaning forward a little
39. 39.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) slow breaths, feet still (b) shake both legs (c) leave the room (d) talk even faster
40. 40.🧍 What does this signal usually show: touching your face a lot? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows interest (d) shows nervousness

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