Communication Skills Worksheet: Non-Verbal Signals

Interview skills lesson 6: Non-verbal signals · Set 820 · 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: nodding at key points? (a) shows boredom (b) shows nervousness (c) shows confidence (d) shows interest
2. 2.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a firm, short handshake? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) relaxed open hands (c) a calm, steady voice (d) shaking your leg
4. 4.True or false: “yawning” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a shaky, quiet voice” usually shows nervousness. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧍 What does this signal usually show: shaking your leg? (a) shows interest (b) shows confidence (c) shows boredom (d) shows nervousness
8. 8.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a blank stare? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
9. 9.True or false: “touching your face a lot” usually shows boredom. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your face a lot (b) biting your nails (c) checking the clock (d) shaking your leg
11. 11.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) behind your head (b) resting in your lap (c) in your pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 What does this signal usually show: yawning? (a) shows confidence (b) shows boredom (c) shows nervousness (d) shows interest
14. 14.Which of these usually shows boredom? (a) shaking your leg (b) a firm, short handshake (c) eyes on the speaker (d) yawning
15. 15.🧍 What does this signal usually show: slumping in the chair? (a) shows interest (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows confidence
16. 16.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these usually shows nervousness? (a) a blank stare (b) yawning (c) shaking your leg (d) checking the clock
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blank stare (b) slumping in the chair (c) biting your nails (d) checking the clock
19. 19.True or false: “a firm, short handshake” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shaking your leg (b) biting your nails (c) leaning forward a little (d) touching your face a lot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm, short handshake (b) a calm, steady voice (c) a shaky, quiet voice (d) sitting up straight
23. 23.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) relaxed open hands (b) nodding at key points (c) shaking your leg (d) a shaky, quiet voice
24. 24.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
25. 25.True or false: “leaning forward a little” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a shaky, quiet voice? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest
27. 27.True or false: “biting your nails” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪑 Your words say “I am excited”, but you are slouching. What will people believe more? (a) only your words (b) the furniture (c) your body language (d) neither of them
29. 29.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) one leg on the chair (b) upright, feet flat (c) slumped sideways (d) leaning far back
30. 30.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) yawning (b) nodding at key points (c) relaxed open hands (d) a shaky, quiet voice
31. 31.True or false: “a blank stare” usually shows boredom. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on the ceiling (b) on the floor (c) on your phone (d) on the interviewer
33. 33.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) leaning forward a little (b) relaxed open hands (c) checking the clock (d) a blank stare
35. 35.True or false: “checking the clock” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) a small, warm smile (b) a calm, steady voice (c) nodding at key points (d) leaning forward a little
38. 38.True or false: “slumping in the chair” usually shows nervousness. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding at key points (b) a small, warm smile (c) a firm, short handshake (d) eyes on the speaker
40. 40.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows confidence (b) shows nervousness (c) shows boredom (d) shows interest

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