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.True or false: “Class 6B: bring your art file and glue stick on Friday.” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 2.👀 What does this body language usually show: clenched fists? (a) nervous (b) bored (c) angry (d) happy
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) telling a story aloud (c) a speech in assembly (d) a shrug
- 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
- 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 7.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) more capital letters (b) harder words (c) no full stops (d) short sentences
- 8.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the receiver (b) the feedback (c) the message (d) the sender
- 9.True or false: “adding date and time” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) stop (d) go
- 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
- 12.🥱 You are telling a story and your friend keeps yawning. What is the non-verbal message? (a) wants more (b) bored or sleepy (c) very angry (d) very scared
- 13.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a warm hug? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
- 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
- 17.True or false: “a wink” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Gone out. Back later.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 19.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) a thumbs-up (c) a traffic light (d) a speech in assembly
- 21.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a smile (b) an email (c) a bar chart (d) a shrug
- 23.True or false: “messy, rushed writing” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a notice on the board (c) a frown (d) a letter to Nani
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a frown (c) a notice on the board (d) a speech in assembly
- 26.True or false: in communication, “the friend who gets it” is the receiver. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is angry? (a) slumped, half-shut eyes (b) a little happy jump (c) a shaky voice (d) clenched fists
- 28.True or false: in communication, “the person who speaks” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) Kabir (b) the postman (c) Riya (d) the card
- 30.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) it looks longer (c) numbers are easy to see (d) charts need no data
- 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) telling a story aloud (c) talking on the phone (d) a picture timetable
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the information sent (b) the writer of a note (c) the words of the note (d) the news you tell
- 36.📡 Which part of communication is a phone call? (a) the message (b) the receiver (c) the feedback (d) the channel
- 37.True or false: “slang to elders” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) written communication (c) visual communication (d) verbal communication
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) answering aloud in class (c) a shrug (d) asking the way aloud
- 40.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
Answer key
- True
- angry
- short forms like “IDK”
- a shrug
- move to a quiet place
- a physical barrier
- short sentences
- the feedback
- True
- stop
- a distraction
- bored or sleepy
- non-verbal
- a loud drill outside
- True
- a crackly phone line
- True
- an unclear note
- True
- a speech in assembly
- a clear note
- an email
- True
- a frown
- a bar chart
- True
- clenched fists
- False
- Kabir
- numbers are easy to see
- a language barrier
- not trusting the speaker
- a picture timetable
- non-verbal
- the writer of a note
- the channel
- False
- verbal communication
- a shrug
- calm down first
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