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 barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 2.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 3.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 5.True or false: “raised eyebrows” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a speech in assembly (c) telling a story aloud (d) a wave goodbye
- 7.True or false: “short, clear sentences” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Class 6B: bring your art file and glue stick on Friday.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 9.📱 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
- 10.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) Kabir (b) the card (c) the postman (d) Riya
- 11.📡 In communication, which comes first: think of an idea or the receiver gets it? (a) think of an idea (b) the receiver gets it
- 12.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) reaching home (b) Dadi (c) the phone call (d) Papa
- 13.True or false: here the words and body match. “Welcome,” she says, arms crossed, not looking up. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 15.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) stamping feet (b) a little happy jump (c) checking the clock often (d) a red face, tight jaw
- 16.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 17.😐 Your friend says “Nice drawing” without looking up from his phone. What does his body show? (a) real curiosity (b) deep pride (c) not much interest (d) great excitement
- 18.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the information sent (b) a phone call (c) the person who listens (d) the writer of a note
- 19.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) a handwritten letter (b) a phone call (c) the audience at a show (d) the caller who rings
- 20.📡 Which part of communication is a handwritten letter? (a) the receiver (b) the feedback (c) the sender (d) the channel
- 21.📡 Which part of communication is a notice board? (a) the sender (b) the message (c) the channel (d) the feedback
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 23.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it is too quiet (b) it feels like shouting (c) it looks neat (d) it saves time
- 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 25.True or false: “one idea per line” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) an email (c) a birthday card message (d) a text message
- 27.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) adding date and time (b) checking the spelling (c) saying who it is from (d) no name at the end
- 28.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) checking the spelling (b) no greeting at all (c) short, clear sentences (d) using polite words
- 29.📡 Which part of communication is the idea being shared? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) the feedback (d) the message
- 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
- 31.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) visual
- 33.True or false: in communication, “the information sent” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) talking on the phone (c) a smile (d) a map
- 35.👀 What does this body language usually show: hiding behind a friend? (a) happy (b) bored (c) angry (d) nervous
- 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 37.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: neat handwriting? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying who it is from (b) adding date and time (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) checking the spelling
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a note in the diary (c) a letter to Nani (d) a thumbs-up
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice board (b) a phone call (c) a text message (d) the idea being shared
Answer key
- a language barrier
- poor writing habit
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- True
- a wave goodbye
- True
- a clear note
- a distraction
- Kabir
- think of an idea
- the phone call
- False
- feeling too shy to talk
- a little happy jump
- True
- not much interest
- the writer of a note
- the audience at a show
- the channel
- the channel
- written
- it feels like shouting
- a language barrier
- True
- a traffic light
- no name at the end
- no greeting at all
- the message
- being very angry
- False
- visual
- True
- a note in the diary
- nervous
- True
- clear writing habit
- writing in ALL CAPS
- a thumbs-up
- the idea being shared
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