Questions for You

After watching the posted videos and reading the definition of the concept, you should be a pro! Listed below are some questions to enhance your knowledge on the concept of the five functions...give it a try! The questions are in the post above (in orange).


1. A girl is walking through the park and sees someone she knows-so she says “hello” and waves at the person. What function of non-verbal communication did the girl use?


2. If someone asks you how your day was and it didn’t go very well, but you say “oh it was great…” while using a function of non-verbal communicaton to negate the message, which function are you employing?



3. When we tell stories about something and we are excited about the verbal message we are sending, our eyes widen and we usually talk faster and louder than normal. Which function of non-verbal communication is at work here?



4. What function refers to the amount of redundancy non-verbal communicaton adds to the verbal message?



5. Which function refers to the use of a non-verbal cue instead of using a verbal message?


6. Which function uses non-verbal cues to intensify the verbal message?



7. A football player is on the bench in the middle of the game, he is focused on watching his team members but he catch’s his parents sitting in the stands out of the corner of his eye. The player turns his head to look over, and waves to his parents, but doesn’t say “hi” because he doesn’t want to break the team’s concentration. What function would this be an example of?


8. Which function of non-verbal communication refers to the turn taking cues of conversational order?


9. Which function of non-verbal communication are we most likely using when we use sarcasm?



10. When a teacher is talking and asks a question then extends her hand in your direction, signaling that it’s your turn to talk, which function of non-verbal communication is at work?