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 is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) telling a story aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) an email
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slang to elders (b) checking the spelling (c) saying who it is from (d) neat handwriting
- 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
- 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
- 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) crossing your arms (c) a smile (d) a thumbs-up
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
- 8.📡 Which part of communication is a text message? (a) the channel (b) the receiver (c) the sender (d) the feedback
- 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 10.😐 Your friend says “Nice drawing” without looking up from his phone. What does his body show? (a) not much interest (b) great excitement (c) deep pride (d) real curiosity
- 11.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) a quiet word after class
- 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
- 13.True or false: “telling a joke” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) no communication (c) written communication (d) visual communication
- 17.True or false: “raised eyebrows” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) the one who reads it (b) the person who speaks (c) the caller who rings (d) the news you tell
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 21.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Papa (b) reaching home (c) the phone call (d) Dadi
- 22.📡 Which part of communication is the idea being shared? (a) the message (b) the feedback (c) the sender (d) the channel
- 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
- 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
- 25.True or false: “missing key details” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: checking the spelling? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 27.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: raised eyebrows? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 28.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Welcome!” he says with open arms and a smile. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a speech in assembly (c) a thumbs-up (d) a no-entry symbol
- 30.📡 Which part of communication is the caller who rings? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the channel (d) the feedback
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) chatting with a friend (c) a note in the diary (d) a thumbs-up
- 32.True or false: “a smile” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the idea being shared (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) the news you tell (d) the words of the note
- 35.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📡 Which part of communication is the friend who gets it? (a) the message (b) the feedback (c) the receiver (d) the channel
- 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 38.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Class 6B: bring your art file and glue stick on Friday.” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 40.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) glaring eyes (b) yawning again and again (c) stamping feet (d) a big, bright smile
Answer key
- an email
- slang to elders
- use simple words
- being very angry
- a language barrier
- telling a story aloud
- honking traffic
- the channel
- an emotional barrier
- not much interest
- a quiet word after class
- not trusting the speaker
- True
- False
- False
- verbal communication
- True
- False
- the news you tell
- non-verbal
- the phone call
- the message
- honking traffic
- talking across a field
- False
- clear writing habit
- non-verbal
- words and body match
- a no-entry symbol
- the sender
- a thumbs-up
- False
- a clear note
- a thumbs-up in return
- True
- the receiver
- a language barrier
- True
- a clear note
- a big, bright smile
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