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.🧠 Why is feedback useful to the sender? (a) it is never needed (b) it adds noise (c) it shows they understood (d) it makes talks longer
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 3.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: hands on hips? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 4.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: using polite words? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no greeting at all (b) slang to elders (c) neat handwriting (d) too many emojis
- 6.True or false: “short, clear sentences” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 8.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Oi” (b) “Yo” (c) “Please” (d) “Gimme”
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a high five (b) shouting “Goal!” (c) hands on hips (d) a wink
- 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a high five (b) hands on hips (c) a pat on the back (d) whispering a secret
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a shrug (b) asking the way aloud (c) chatting with a friend (d) a bar chart
- 13.🔠 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
- 14.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the message (d) the channel
- 15.True or false: “reading aloud” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a shrug (c) a thumbs-up (d) a wave goodbye
- 17.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) glaring eyes (b) a little happy jump (c) stamping feet (d) yawning again and again
- 18.True or false: here the words and body match. “Welcome!” he says with open arms and a smile. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) raised eyebrows (b) whispering a secret (c) telling a joke (d) shouting “Goal!”
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the caller who rings (b) the news you tell (c) whoever starts the talk (d) the person who speaks
- 21.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: asking “Can I help?”? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 22.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) the words of the note (b) a text message (c) whoever starts the talk (d) the person who speaks
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) telling a story aloud (c) a picture timetable (d) answering aloud in class
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) short, clear sentences (c) reading it once more (d) one idea per line
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) asking the way aloud (c) a shrug (d) a text message
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) nodding your head (c) a birthday card message (d) a letter to Nani
- 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
- 30.📡 Which part of communication is a phone call? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the sender (d) the message
- 31.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) charts need no data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it hides the data
- 32.📡 In communication, which comes first: think of an idea or the receiver replies? (a) think of an idea (b) the receiver replies
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
- 34.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: reading aloud? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 35.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or put it into words? (a) the receiver replies (b) put it into words
- 36.True or false: in communication, “a thumbs-up in return” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
- 37.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a traffic light (c) a speech in assembly (d) a diagram of a plant
- 40.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m fine,” she says, smiling and relaxed. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- it shows they understood
- feeling too shy to talk
- non-verbal
- clear writing habit
- neat handwriting
- True
- non-verbal
- “Please”
- shouting “Goal!”
- move to a quiet place
- whispering a secret
- a bar chart
- it feels like shouting
- the message
- True
- talking on the phone
- a little happy jump
- True
- raised eyebrows
- the news you tell
- verbal
- a text message
- a picture timetable
- messy, rushed writing
- spoken (verbal)
- a text message
- nodding your head
- a physical barrier
- too much slang
- the channel
- numbers are easy to see
- think of an idea
- being very angry
- verbal
- put it into words
- True
- poor writing habit
- a physical barrier
- a speech in assembly
- False
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