Name:………………………………………

Class:……………………………………….
MINI TEST
1.The way people sit………. a great deal about a
situation.
A. Reveals
B. Creates
C. Brings
2.When one chair directly faces or is pointed at another,
there is …….. on the communication between its
occupants.
A. More pressure
B. Less pressure
C. No pressure
3. The environment can influence the ……. of
communication.
A. Way people think
B. Outcome
C. Distance
4. Senitive people usually ……………. to find
surroudings that fit the image they want to
communicate.
A. Search with care
B. Ask carefully
C. Hope deliberately
5. Unconsciously, we all keep a comfortable distance
when we ……….. with other people.
A. Go
B. Have an affair
C. Interact
6. Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each
space of the following sentences:
Meet(s Dependin Range(s) Satisfie Regard(ed)
) g (on) d
Are Expect(ed Determine(s Talking Associate(ed
going ) ) )
6.1 Certain instincts, such as the desire for privacy,
familiarity and security, need to be ……. . Careful
design of the place can……. these needs and in so
doing improve communication, productivity and
morale.
6.2 Personality also ………….. the size of the area with
which we are comfortable when ………. to people.
6.3 The use of space nevertheless is one index of how
people ………….. to treat you and how they ………
you to treat them.
6.4 The usual distance in social conversation …….from
about an arm’s length to four feet. Less space in the
Anglicist culture may ………..with either greater
intimacy or aggressive behavior.
7. In Western society, ‘ time is …..’
A. Gold
B. Love
C. Money
8. Conotations of colors as well as other environmental
cues are …….. in different culltures.
A. Similar
B. Different
C. Indifferent
9. How many types of distances with which
communication takes place ? What are they ?
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
10. Fill the siutable word into the blank with no more
than two words.
10.1 Attention to punctuality or disregard for it can
make a strong………………………………………….
10.2 Color-Lighting system- Temperature-Humidity-
Ventilation-Smells all affect …………………………..
11. Fill the siutable word into the blank with no more
than three words.
11.1 As in all forms of nonverbal communications,
there are ……………………….. in the use of space as
a status symbol.
11.2 A deliberate decision to keep a contact waiting
may be a way to communicate………………………….
12. Fill the siutable word into the blank with no more
than four words.
12.1 Setting can serve as a starter for the
………………………………………………………......
12.2 Culture does not always determine the
…………….................................................................
13. Imagine what type of distance you would choose
when you interact with the following people. (This
should be one of those distances that you mentioned in
the question 9) :
13.1 When you interact with strangers.
…………………………………………………..........
13.2 When you interact with your lover(s). .
……………………………………………………….
13.3 When you interact with listeners in a public
meeting or public speech.
…………………………………………………………
13.4 When you interact with your friends but not the
best ones or the intimate ones.
………………………………………………………….
14. When one person nonverbal language matches that
of another, there is……………………..
A. Increased chemistry
B. Increased your hope that you can win her/his
affection
C. Increased comfort
15. When two people are placed so that their chairs are
not facing one another but are set at an angle .
……………………… are enhanced.
A. Your long list of unrequited-love
B. Your imagination
C. Relaxation and informality

* Do not cry on this test and I will give you 0.0000001

point bonus.