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.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: tapping your watch? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 2.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 3.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) neat handwriting (c) short, clear sentences (d) one idea per line
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) missing key details (b) one idea per line (c) saying who it is from (d) short, clear sentences
- 5.📡 Which part of communication is a thumbs-up in return? (a) the channel (b) the sender (c) the feedback (d) the message
- 6.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or the receiver gets it? (a) the receiver replies (b) the receiver gets it
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
- 8.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) stop (c) hurry up (d) go
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a note in the diary (c) a letter to Nani (d) a picture timetable
- 10.True or false: “missing key details” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) a phone call (b) the reply sent back (c) the news you tell (d) the one who reads it
- 12.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or the receiver replies? (a) send it by a channel (b) the receiver replies
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a thumbs-up (c) talking on the phone (d) a speech in assembly
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 15.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: neat handwriting? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 16.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
- 17.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the sender (d) the message
- 18.True or false: “a smile” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
- 20.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the writer of a note (b) the caller who rings (c) the reply sent back (d) the news you tell
- 21.📡 Which part of communication is the writer of a note? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) the receiver (d) the feedback
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a note in the diary (c) a birthday card message (d) a letter to Nani
- 23.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
- 24.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: too many emojis? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 25.True or false: “tapping your watch” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea!” he says, eyes shining, nodding fast. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 28.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) saying “yes” (b) a thumbs-up (c) a phone call (d) reading aloud
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 30.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) the fridge (b) Mum (c) Meera (d) Diya
- 32.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the audience at a show (b) an answer to the sender (c) a nod meaning “got it” (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 34.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a shrug (c) a notice on the board (d) a wave goodbye
- 36.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “telling a joke” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: in communication, “the caller who rings” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 40.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) verbal (d) visual
Answer key
- non-verbal
- clear writing habit
- slang to elders
- missing key details
- the feedback
- the receiver gets it
- a weak network
- stop
- a picture timetable
- True
- the one who reads it
- send it by a channel
- a thumbs-up
- non-verbal
- clear writing habit
- True
- the message
- False
- a distraction
- the reply sent back
- the sender
- asking the way aloud
- a quiet word after class
- poor writing habit
- False
- words and body match
- feeling too shy to talk
- a thumbs-up
- non-verbal
- True
- Meera
- False
- the audience at a show
- True
- a notice on the board
- poor writing habit
- False
- True
- False
- non-verbal
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