Communication Basics Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Communication skills lesson 6: Part 1 test: what communication is · Set 133 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Who, how, and did it work?): Find the topic of the question: parts of a message, types of communication, body language, written notes or barriers. Use that lesson’s tip: sender → message → channel → receiver → feedback; spoken, non-verbal, written or visual; words and body should match; who, what, when, where; find the barrier, then fix it. Read every option before you choose.

1. 1.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) no greeting at all (b) adding date and time (c) one very long sentence (d) writing in ALL CAPS
4. 4.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m listening,” he says, staring at his phone. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
5. 5.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) the fridge (b) Meera (c) Diya (d) Mum
6. 6.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) harder words (b) more capital letters (c) short sentences (d) no full stops
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a phone call (b) a handwritten letter (c) talking face to face (d) the news you tell
9. 9.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) one idea per line (b) checking the spelling (c) short, clear sentences (d) one very long sentence
10. 10.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) a notice board (b) the news you tell (c) the one who reads it (d) the person who speaks
11. 11.💡 What is communication? (a) sharing ideas (b) keeping secrets (c) only writing essays (d) only talking loudly
12. 12.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
14. 14.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a picture timetable (c) a birthday card message (d) a letter to Nani
15. 15.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no greeting at all? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
16. 16.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or send it by a channel? (a) the receiver gets it (b) send it by a channel
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a wave goodbye (c) chatting with a friend (d) a thumbs-up
18. 18.True or false: “a picture timetable” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Why is feedback useful to the sender? (a) it makes talks longer (b) it shows they understood (c) it is never needed (d) it adds noise
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a shrug (c) asking the way aloud (d) a speech in assembly
21. 21.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it looks longer (c) it hides the data (d) numbers are easy to see
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
24. 24.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) no communication (c) verbal communication (d) visual communication
25. 25.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.👀 What does this body language usually show: a big, bright smile? (a) happy (b) angry (c) nervous (d) bored
27. 27.True or false: “checking the spelling” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or think of an idea? (a) the receiver gets it (b) think of an idea
29. 29.✅ When has communication really worked? (a) the receiver understood (b) the sender talked most (c) big words were used (d) nobody replied
30. 30.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) neat handwriting (c) adding date and time (d) short, clear sentences
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a smile (d) a thumbs-up
32. 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
33. 33.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a wink (b) a warm hug (c) hands on hips (d) shouting “Goal!”
34. 34.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) short, clear sentences (c) neat handwriting (d) adding date and time
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: in communication, “a thumbs-up in return” is the sender. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) an email (c) a speech in assembly (d) a note in the diary
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) talking face to face (b) the person who speaks (c) the person who listens (d) the friend who gets it

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