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.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) the phone call (c) Papa (d) reaching home
- 2.True or false: in communication, “the words of the note” is the message. (a) True (b) False
- 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
- 4.True or false: “using polite words” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “neat handwriting” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
- 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 8.True or false: in communication, “the information sent” is the message. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a map (c) chatting with a friend (d) an email
- 10.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) hurry up (c) stop (d) turn left
- 11.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m fine,” she says, smiling and relaxed. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: shouting “Goal!”? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 13.📡 Which part of communication is the friend who gets it? (a) the feedback (b) the message (c) the sender (d) the receiver
- 14.True or false: in communication, “a notice board” is the channel. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 16.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) the information sent (b) a notice board (c) the writer of a note (d) the person who speaks
- 17.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or think of an idea? (a) the receiver replies (b) think of an idea
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reply sent back (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) a thumbs-up in return (d) the information sent
- 19.True or false: “using polite words” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 21.True or false: “a picture timetable” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the information sent (b) a handwritten letter (c) the person who listens (d) the person who speaks
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using polite words (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) no greeting at all (d) slang to elders
- 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
- 25.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 27.True or false: in communication, “a phone call” is the feedback. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: here the words and body match. “Welcome,” she says, arms crossed, not looking up. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the news you tell (b) the idea being shared (c) a thumbs-up in return (d) the words of the note
- 32.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the receiver (b) the channel (c) the message (d) the sender
- 33.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or think of an idea? (a) the receiver gets it (b) think of an idea
- 34.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or send it by a channel? (a) the receiver replies (b) send it by a channel
- 35.💡 What is communication? (a) only talking loudly (b) keeping secrets (c) only writing essays (d) sharing ideas
- 36.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) checking the spelling (b) slang to elders (c) using polite words (d) neat handwriting
- 37.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) talking face to face (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) the caller who rings (d) the news you tell
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) the one who reads it (c) talking face to face (d) a phone call
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an answer to the sender (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) a notice board (d) the reply sent back
- 40.📡 Which part of communication is the person who listens? (a) the channel (b) the message (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
Answer key
- the phone call
- True
- ask what it means
- False
- True
- a distraction
- a language barrier
- True
- chatting with a friend
- stop
- False
- verbal
- the receiver
- True
- a physical barrier
- a notice board
- think of an idea
- the information sent
- True
- a crackly phone line
- False
- the person who speaks
- using polite words
- short forms like “IDK”
- False
- poor writing habit
- False
- False
- False
- talking across a field
- a thumbs-up in return
- the message
- think of an idea
- send it by a channel
- sharing ideas
- slang to elders
- the caller who rings
- the one who reads it
- a notice board
- the receiver
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