Nonverbal Communication Exam

Debate 1

Please read all instructions to ensure you receive maximum points in each section and to
ensure you answer in the correct manner.

All answers need to be written on your answer document.

Do not write on this exam.

Video Analysis ​(16 pts)

Two videos will be played for you to analyze. Each video will be played twice to ensure that you
can analyze to your fullest abilities. After the first time a video is played, you will have two
minutes to write. After the two minutes of writing, the video will be played again. After the video
is played for a second time, you will have three minutes to write. For each video you analyze,
you will write down two nonverbal communication examples that you noticed. Place your
answers on your answer document.

Video 1
1. Nonverbal Communication Example 1
a. State the action.
i. Waving, smiling, etc.
b. What type of nonverbal communication was the action?
i. Posture, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, or movement.
2. Nonverbal Communication Example 2
a. State the action.
i. Waving, smiling, etc.
b. What type of nonverbal communication was the action?
i. Posture, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, or movement.

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Video 2
1. Nonverbal Communication Example 1
a. State the action.
i. Waving, smiling, etc.
b. What type of nonverbal communication was the action?
i. Posture, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, or movement.
2. Nonverbal Communication Example 2
a. State the action.
i. Waving, smiling, etc.
b. What type of nonverbal communication was the action?
i. Posture, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, or movement.

Multiple Choice ​(40 pts)

Select the correct answer for each of the questions below. Write the corresponding letter on your
answer document in the appropriate numbered box.

1. Which of the follow is not one of the four spatial zones?

a. Relational Space
b. Personal Space
c. Public Space
d. Social Space
2. The features of your immediate surrounds can affect which of the following?
a. Mood
b. Behavior
c. A, B, and D are correct.
d. Audience
3. True or False: Environment affects communication.
a. True
b. False
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4. Pauses are not used to…
a. Indicate uncertainty
b. Stress others out
c. Add emphasis
d. Create suspense
5. Who is intimate space reserved for?
a. Acquaintances
b. Interviews and other formal conversations
c. Family and close friends
d. Public speeches and oral readings
6. True or False: Eye contact can “demonstrate the intensity of interest that the speaker or
listener feels about the communication between them.”
a. True
b. False
7. True or False: “Gestures are the movements people make with their arms, heads, and
fingers.”
a. True
b. False
8. True or False: Extraneous words should be used in verbal messages.
a. True
b. False
9. Which of these is not one of the four features of the environment?
a. Lighting
b. Sound
c. Audience
d. Space
10. True or False: Facial expressions can not emphasize or contradict verbal language.
a. True
b. False

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 11. What is an example or repeating?
a. Using inflection to emphasize certain words.
b. Saying: “Nothing is wrong!” with a scowl on your face.
c. Rolling your eyes to indicate disapproval.
d. Saying “yes” while nodding your head.
12. What is an example of highlighting?
a. Reinforcing “Hello, I’m glad to see you!” with a smile.
b. Saying: “Nothing is wrong!” with a scowl on your face.
c. Using inflection to emphasize certain words.
d. Rolling your eyes to indicate disapproval.
13. What is an example of complementing?
a. Using inflection to emphasize certain words.
b. Saying: “Nothing is wrong!” with a scowl on your face.
c. Rolling your eyes to indicate disapproval.
d. Reinforcing “Hello, I’m glad to see you!” with a smile.
14. What is an example of contradicting?
a. Saying: “Nothing is wrong!” with a scowl on your face.
b. Using inflection to emphasize certain words.
c. Rolling your eyes to indicate disapproval.
d. Reinforcing “Hello, I’m glad to see you!” with a smile.
15. What is an example of substituting?
a. Rolling your eyes to indicate disapproval.
b. Reinforcing “Hello, I’m glad to see you!” with a smile.
c. Saying: “Nothing is wrong!” with a scowl on your face.
d. Using inflection to emphasize certain words.
16. What is the definition of proxemics?
a. A type of nonverbal communication that involves using voice variation and
extraneous words and sounds to communicate.
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 b. Words or sounds that contribute no information to the verbal message.
c. The use of space.
d. The space reserved for speeches or oral readings.
17. What is the definition of paralanguage?
a. Words or sounds that contribute no information to the verbal message.
b. The use of space.
c. Communication without words.
d. A type of nonverbal communication that involves using voice variation and
extraneous words and sounds to communicate.
18. Sally is at a job interview. Her and the interviewer are sitting 4 feet to 12 feet apart. What
type of spatial zone are Sally and the interviewer in?
a. Intimate space
b. Personal Space
c. Social Space
d. Public Space
19. Ms. Harden is giving the opening speech at the talent show in front of the whole school.
She is beyond 12 feet of the audience as she gives the speech. What type of spatial zone
is Ms. Harden in?
a. Social Space
b. Personal Space
c. Public Space
d. Intimate Space
20. Diamond is having a bad day and is sad, but she has been smiling so that other people
will not know that she is having a bad day and sad. Which of the following describes
what she is doing?
a. Movement
b. Masking
c. Perception Check
d. Proxemics
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Matching​ (​ 10 pts)
Match the term (letter) to the correct definition (number). Write the corresponding letter on your
answer document.

1. Body position. A. Movement

2. Looking the other person in the eye while speaking or B. Masking

listening.

3. The adoption of facial expressions normally associated C. Eye contact

with one feeling to disguise other, true feelings.

4. A verbal response stating one person’s understanding of D. Perception check

someone else’s nonverbal behavior.

5. The way a person moves. E. Posture

Fill in the Blank ​(10 pts)

Fill in the blank on your answer document using the statements below. A word bank has been
provided for you. There is one extra word in the word bank that will not be used.

Nonverbal Communication Posture Nonverbal Language

Movement 65% to 93% Facial Expressions

1. Nonverbal communication accounts for ___________________ of the total message.

2. ___________________ is defined as communication without words.
3. Cultural values impact ___________________.
4. The function of ___________________ is to convey attitude, such as confidence and
poise or dejection and weariness.
5. The function of ___________________ can enhance the impression you want to make or
the message you want to convey.

Open Response​ (​ 24 pts)

Describe a time when someone else interpreted your nonverbal communication incorrectly.
Please include what they interpreted and what you actually intended on communicating. Y ​ our
answer must be 6 or more complete sentences long to receive full credit. 5 or less complete
sentences will only be eligible for half-credit. Write your response on your answer document.

STOP. This is the end of the test.

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