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.📡 In communication, which comes first: put it into words or the receiver gets it? (a) put it into words (b) the receiver gets it
- 2.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
- 4.📡 In communication, which comes first: think of an idea or put it into words? (a) think of an idea (b) put it into words
- 5.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) a thumbs-up in return (b) a handwritten letter (c) the audience at a show (d) the person who listens
- 6.True or false: in communication, “the caller who rings” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) the phone call (b) Papa (c) Dadi (d) reaching home
- 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
- 9.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 10.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) slumped, half-shut eyes (b) a little happy jump (c) clenched fists (d) stamping feet
- 11.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) only emojis (b) who, what, when, where (c) no names (d) a long story
- 12.🧠 Why is feedback useful to the sender? (a) it makes talks longer (b) it is never needed (c) it adds noise (d) it shows they understood
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading aloud (b) hands on hips (c) telling a joke (d) saying “Well done!”
- 14.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
- 15.📡 Which part of communication is the person who speaks? (a) the receiver (b) the message (c) the feedback (d) the sender
- 16.👀 What does this body language usually show: laughing with friends? (a) bored (b) nervous (c) happy (d) angry
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 19.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Meera (b) Mum (c) the fridge (d) Diya
- 20.True or false: in communication, “a phone call” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using polite words (b) one idea per line (c) missing key details (d) adding date and time
- 22.📡 Which part of communication is the caller who rings? (a) the message (b) the receiver (c) the sender (d) the feedback
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) telling a story aloud (c) an email (d) a picture timetable
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) asking the way aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a text message
- 25.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: adding date and time? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 26.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) one very long sentence (c) messy, rushed writing (d) checking the spelling
- 28.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is angry? (a) slumped, half-shut eyes (b) glaring eyes (c) doodling, not looking up (d) a little happy jump
- 29.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: saying “Well done!”? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 31.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 32.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no greeting at all? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 33.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 34.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a traffic light (c) a picture timetable (d) a note in the diary
- 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📡 Which part of communication is the audience at a show? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the feedback (d) the channel
- 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 39.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or send it by a channel? (a) the receiver replies (b) send it by a channel
Answer key
- put it into words
- True
- calm down first
- think of an idea
- a handwritten letter
- False
- the phone call
- an unknown language
- non-verbal
- slumped, half-shut eyes
- who, what, when, where
- it shows they understood
- hands on hips
- a distraction
- the sender
- happy
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- Meera
- False
- missing key details
- the sender
- telling a story aloud
- a thumbs-up
- clear writing habit
- False
- checking the spelling
- glaring eyes
- True
- verbal
- False
- poor writing habit
- clear writing habit
- clear writing habit
- a note in the diary
- True
- the receiver
- an emotional barrier
- True
- send it by a channel
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