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.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one idea per line (b) no name at the end (c) slang to elders (d) missing key details
- 2.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it saves time (b) it is too quiet (c) it looks neat (d) it feels like shouting
- 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
- 4.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) laughing with friends (b) stamping feet (c) a shaky voice (d) a big, bright smile
- 5.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the friend who gets it (b) talking face to face (c) the audience at a show (d) the caller who rings
- 6.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m listening,” she says, facing you, phone down. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 7.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) slang to elders (c) missing key details (d) short, clear sentences
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a wave goodbye (c) a speech in assembly (d) a no-entry symbol
- 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
- 10.True or false: in communication, “a nod meaning “got it”” is the feedback. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or put it into words? (a) the receiver replies (b) put it into words
- 12.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) Papa (c) reaching home (d) the phone call
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a letter to Nani (c) a text message (d) a no-entry symbol
- 14.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 16.👀 What does this body language usually show: a shaky voice? (a) happy (b) angry (c) nervous (d) bored
- 17.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a warm hug (b) hands on hips (c) reading aloud (d) a high five
- 18.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) the postman (b) the card (c) Kabir (d) Riya
- 19.True or false: here the words and body match. “I’m listening,” she says, facing you, phone down. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) the news you tell (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) the friend who gets it (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding date and time (b) checking the spelling (c) too many emojis (d) reading it once more
- 22.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) no greeting at all (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) adding date and time (d) messy, rushed writing
- 23.True or false: “no greeting at all” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: shouting “Goal!”? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 25.🙏 Grandpa visits. Which non-verbal greeting is respectful? (a) rolling your eyes (b) a big yawn (c) turning your back (d) a warm namaste
- 26.True or false: in communication, “the writer of a note” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “too many emojis” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📊 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
- 29.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) go (d) stop
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing at the door (b) whispering a secret (c) singing “Happy Birthday” (d) reading aloud
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a traffic light (d) a frown
- 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
- 33.True or false: in communication, “the idea being shared” is the message. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔊 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
- 35.👀 What does this body language usually show: yawning again and again? (a) nervous (b) happy (c) bored (d) angry
- 36.True or false: “a traffic light” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: telling a joke? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) a smile (d) asking the way aloud
- 39.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking face to face (b) a handwritten letter (c) the person who listens (d) a text message
Answer key
- one idea per line
- it feels like shouting
- being very angry
- a shaky voice
- the caller who rings
- words and body match
- short, clear sentences
- a no-entry symbol
- a weak network
- True
- put it into words
- the phone call
- a no-entry symbol
- clear writing habit
- visual
- nervous
- reading aloud
- Kabir
- True
- the news you tell
- too many emojis
- adding date and time
- False
- verbal
- a warm namaste
- True
- False
- numbers are easy to see
- stop
- pointing at the door
- a frown
- upset after a fight
- True
- move to a quiet place
- bored
- False
- verbal
- a smile
- poor writing habit
- the person who listens
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