Communication Basics Worksheet: Part 1 Test
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.
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- 1.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) turn left (c) stop (d) hurry up
- 2.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Practice changed!!!” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 3.True or false: “a bar chart” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: singing “Happy Birthday”? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a text message (c) a birthday card message (d) nodding your head
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a smile (b) a traffic light (c) a speech in assembly (d) a notice on the board
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) an email (c) a bar chart (d) a letter to Nani
- 10.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the caller who rings (b) an answer to the sender (c) talking face to face (d) the idea being shared
- 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
- 12.True or false: “Gone out. Back later.” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) talking face to face (b) whoever starts the talk (c) the idea being shared (d) the caller who rings
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) asking the way aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) crossing your arms
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
- 16.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) numbers are easy to see (c) charts need no data (d) it hides the data
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) answering aloud in class (c) telling a story aloud (d) talking on the phone
- 18.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a speech in assembly (d) a shrug
- 20.✅ When has communication really worked? (a) big words were used (b) the receiver understood (c) the sender talked most (d) nobody replied
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding date and time (b) one very long sentence (c) too many emojis (d) slang to elders
- 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reply sent back (b) the one who reads it (c) the friend who gets it (d) the person who listens
- 24.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a wink (b) reading aloud (c) pointing at the door (d) tapping your watch
- 25.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: checking the spelling? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 26.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) whoever starts the talk (b) the audience at a show (c) the idea being shared (d) the person who speaks
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) chatting with a friend (c) a map (d) an email
- 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person who listens (b) the friend who gets it (c) the one who reads it (d) the caller who rings
- 30.📡 Which part of communication is the caller who rings? (a) the message (b) the channel (c) the feedback (d) the sender
- 31.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea,” she mutters, rolling her eyes. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 32.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
- 34.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: saying “Well done!”? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 35.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) it has no words (c) nobody can read it (d) you can read it again
- 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the person who speaks (c) the writer of a note (d) whoever starts the talk
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using polite words (b) checking the spelling (c) saying who it is from (d) writing in ALL CAPS
- 40.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) whoever starts the talk (b) the friend who gets it (c) the information sent (d) a handwritten letter
Answer key
- stop
- an unclear note
- True
- verbal
- a language barrier
- honking traffic
- nodding your head
- a traffic light
- a bar chart
- an answer to the sender
- calm down first
- False
- the idea being shared
- crossing your arms
- a loud drill outside
- numbers are easy to see
- a traffic light
- False
- a speech in assembly
- the receiver understood
- adding date and time
- an emotional barrier
- the reply sent back
- reading aloud
- clear writing habit
- the audience at a show
- a map
- an unknown language
- the caller who rings
- the sender
- words and body differ
- False
- upset after a fight
- verbal
- you can read it again
- a physical barrier
- an emotional barrier
- the friend who gets it
- writing in ALL CAPS
- whoever starts the talk
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