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Olympiad (Class 5) Life skills — practice questions — page 2

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Smiling, frowning and waving belong to which kind of communication?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these non-verbal signals often happens unintentionally?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the study of body language, such as gestures and posture, called?Read the answer and worked solution →Two people stand close or far apart depending on how well they know each other. Which study covers this?Read the answer and worked solution →A person says the same words loudly in a high pitch once and in a whisper once. Which part of communication differs?Read the answer and worked solution →A student arrives late for a meeting. Which part of non-verbal communication does this send a message about?Read the answer and worked solution →Writing your own shopping list is an example of which kind of communication?Read the answer and worked solution →Dyadic communication takes place between how many people?Read the answer and worked solution →Two friends exchange emails, taking turns to send and receive. This is which kind of communication?Read the answer and worked solution →A typical telephone call cannot carry which of these cues?Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher talks and also uses gestures. Which two channels does face-to-face communication then combine?Read the answer and worked solution →Crackling sounds during a telephone call are an example of what?Read the answer and worked solution →A student says goodbye to a teacher. Which choice is the more appropriate farewell?Read the answer and worked solution →A speaker uses words the listener does not know. What kind of problem is this in communication?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an artificial, purposefully designed language?Read the answer and worked solution →A speaker reaching the goals they wanted from a message shows which quality of communication?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these uses an object to send a non-verbal message?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Smiling, frowning and waving belong to which kind of communication?

  1. Written words
  2. Non-verbal
  3. Telephone talk
  4. Computer code
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Correct answer: B. Non-verbal

Facial expressions and gestures pass on messages without words, so they are non-verbal.

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Which of these non-verbal signals often happens unintentionally?

  1. Blushing
  2. Handshaking
  3. Thumbs up
  4. Flag waving
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Correct answer: A. Blushing

Blushing is a body reaction that happens without choice, unlike a handshake or thumbs up.

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What is the study of body language, such as gestures and posture, called?

  1. Proxemics
  2. Haptics
  3. Kinesics
  4. Chronemics
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Correct answer: C. Kinesics

Kinesics studies how bodily behaviour carries information.

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