Communication Basics Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Communication skills lesson 6: Part 1 test: what communication is · Set 224 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
2. 2.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) pointing at the door (b) a high five (c) a warm hug (d) reading aloud
3. 3.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: reading aloud? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
4. 4.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or the receiver gets it? (a) the receiver replies (b) the receiver gets it
5. 5.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Gimme” (b) “Oi” (c) “Yo” (d) “Please”
6. 6.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) reaching home (c) the phone call (d) Papa
7. 7.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
8. 8.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📡 In communication, which comes first: think of an idea or send it by a channel? (a) think of an idea (b) send it by a channel
10. 10.True or false: “crossing your arms” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👀 What does this body language usually show: yawning again and again? (a) angry (b) bored (c) nervous (d) happy
12. 12.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
13. 13.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) saying who it is from (b) no name at the end (c) too many emojis (d) writing in ALL CAPS
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Well done!”” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: in communication, “the person who listens” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is angry? (a) hiding behind a friend (b) a little happy jump (c) stamping feet (d) biting nails
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.True or false: in communication, “the person who speaks” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
20. 20.True or false: “too many emojis” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) a red face, tight jaw (b) sweaty, shaky hands (c) stamping feet (d) yawning again and again
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
23. 23.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) a barrier (d) feedback
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short, clear sentences (b) adding date and time (c) one very long sentence (d) using polite words
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a map” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
29. 29.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) a little happy jump (b) a big, bright smile (c) slumped, half-shut eyes (d) sweaty, shaky hands
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I help?” (b) raised eyebrows (c) singing “Happy Birthday” (d) whispering a secret
32. 32.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) asking the way aloud (c) a shrug (d) a note in the diary
33. 33.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the news you tell (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) the words of the note (d) a handwritten letter
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
35. 35.👀 What does this body language usually show: clapping with joy? (a) nervous (b) happy (c) bored (d) angry
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) one idea per line (b) checking the spelling (c) reading it once more (d) writing in ALL CAPS
39. 39.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) messy, rushed writing (d) one idea per line
40. 40.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a smile (b) nodding your head (c) a shrug (d) a diagram of a plant

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