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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a rude tone (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a shrug (c) a notice on the board (d) answering aloud in class
- 3.True or false: “saying who it is from” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Well done!” (b) reading aloud (c) raised eyebrows (d) singing “Happy Birthday”
- 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
- 6.📡 Which part of communication is the writer of a note? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the message (d) the feedback
- 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 8.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a nod (b) saying “thank you” (c) a smile (d) a thumbs-up
- 9.True or false: here the words and body match. “I’m listening,” he says, staring at his phone. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) chatting with a friend (c) a speech in assembly (d) an email
- 12.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) nobody can read it (c) you can read it again (d) it has no words
- 13.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no name at the end? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 14.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 16.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the caller who rings (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) whoever starts the talk (d) the audience at a show
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 18.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the caller who rings (b) the reply sent back (c) the words of the note (d) a handwritten letter
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the words of the note (b) the person who speaks (c) whoever starts the talk (d) the writer of a note
- 21.👀 What does this body language usually show: clapping with joy? (a) happy (b) bored (c) nervous (d) angry
- 22.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is angry? (a) clapping with joy (b) biting nails (c) clenched fists (d) hiding behind a friend
- 23.📡 Which part of communication is the audience at a show? (a) the channel (b) the sender (c) the message (d) the receiver
- 24.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
- 25.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) a red face, tight jaw (b) a big, bright smile (c) laughing with friends (d) hiding behind a friend
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
- 28.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 29.True or false: “raised eyebrows” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧠 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
- 31.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 32.💡 What is communication? (a) only writing essays (b) only talking loudly (c) keeping secrets (d) sharing ideas
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) talking on the phone (c) a thumbs-up (d) nodding your head
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a map (c) an email (d) a diagram of a plant
- 37.True or false: in communication, “the words of the note” is the receiver. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “tapping your watch” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 40.📡 Which part of communication is a notice board? (a) the receiver (b) the channel (c) the message (d) the sender
Answer key
- a weak network
- a notice on the board
- False
- raised eyebrows
- calm down first
- the sender
- a physical barrier
- saying “thank you”
- False
- False
- an email
- you can read it again
- poor writing habit
- True
- a clear note
- the audience at a show
- visual
- the reply sent back
- too much slang
- the words of the note
- happy
- clenched fists
- the receiver
- a quiet word after class
- hiding behind a friend
- non-verbal
- fear of being laughed at
- a clear note
- True
- it shows they understood
- False
- sharing ideas
- written
- talking on the phone
- non-verbal
- answering aloud in class
- False
- False
- visual
- the channel
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