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) messy, rushed writing (b) too many emojis (c) one very long sentence (d) adding date and time
- 2.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) charts need no data (c) it hides the data (d) numbers are easy to see
- 3.True or false: “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 4.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) doodling, not looking up (b) stamping feet (c) slumped, half-shut eyes (d) a little happy jump
- 5.🎭 Why does non-verbal communication matter? (a) it shows real feelings (b) it replaces all words (c) it is only for actors (d) it never matters
- 6.True or false: “hands on hips” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 7.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) no greeting at all (b) one very long sentence (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) neat handwriting
- 8.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 10.True or false: “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the channel (b) the message (c) the feedback (d) the sender
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a bar chart (c) nodding your head (d) a speech in assembly
- 13.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Welcome,” she says, arms crossed, not looking up. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
- 15.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) missing key details (b) no greeting at all (c) messy, rushed writing (d) saying who it is from
- 16.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 17.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) reaching home (c) Papa (d) the phone call
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice board (b) an answer to the sender (c) a handwritten letter (d) talking face to face
- 19.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a pat on the back (b) raised eyebrows (c) a warm hug (d) saying “Well done!”
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 21.True or false: “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Meera (b) Diya (c) Mum (d) the fridge
- 23.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a nod (b) a smile (c) saying “thank you” (d) a thumbs-up
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a picture timetable (c) a map (d) a notice on the board
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
- 26.True or false: in communication, “whoever starts the talk” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: in communication, “a handwritten letter” is the channel. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 30.💡 What is communication? (a) only talking loudly (b) keeping secrets (c) only writing essays (d) sharing ideas
- 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: in communication, “the writer of a note” is the sender. (a) False (b) True
- 33.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) reading it once more (b) adding date and time (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) saying who it is from
- 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Well done!” (b) a wink (c) whispering a secret (d) singing “Happy Birthday”
- 36.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) chatting with a friend (c) a diagram of a plant (d) answering aloud in class
- 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
- 39.📡 Which part of communication is whoever starts the talk? (a) the channel (b) the receiver (c) the feedback (d) the sender
- 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- adding date and time
- numbers are easy to see
- True
- a little happy jump
- it shows real feelings
- False
- neat handwriting
- True
- a physical barrier
- False
- the feedback
- nodding your head
- words and body differ
- feeling very nervous
- saying who it is from
- clear writing habit
- the phone call
- an answer to the sender
- saying “Well done!”
- written
- False
- Meera
- saying “thank you”
- a notice on the board
- a weak network
- False
- True
- False
- an emotional barrier
- sharing ideas
- True
- True
- writing in ALL CAPS
- a physical barrier
- a wink
- False
- a diagram of a plant
- being very angry
- the sender
- False
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