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) a map (b) a letter to Nani (c) a text message (d) a note in the diary
- 2.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 3.👀 What does this body language usually show: yawning again and again? (a) bored (b) happy (c) nervous (d) angry
- 4.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Please” (b) “Oi” (c) “Gimme” (d) “Yo”
- 5.📡 Which part of communication is a nod meaning “got it”? (a) the receiver (b) the feedback (c) the sender (d) the channel
- 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is angry? (a) doodling, not looking up (b) a red face, tight jaw (c) checking the clock often (d) sweaty, shaky hands
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a map (c) a frown (d) asking the way aloud
- 9.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 10.True or false: in communication, “a notice board” is the channel. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) using polite words (c) checking the spelling (d) saying who it is from
- 13.True or false: in communication, “the person who listens” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) stamping feet (b) a shaky voice (c) a big, bright smile (d) yawning again and again
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) whoever starts the talk (b) an answer to the sender (c) a thumbs-up in return (d) the reply sent back
- 16.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) too many emojis (c) one very long sentence (d) short, clear sentences
- 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
- 18.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) the caller who rings (c) a notice board (d) a phone call
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
- 22.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) reading it once more (b) saying who it is from (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) adding date and time
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) missing key details (b) neat handwriting (c) adding date and time (d) checking the spelling
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 25.True or false: in communication, “the news you tell” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a wink? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 27.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Mum (b) the fridge (c) Diya (d) Meera
- 28.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) a barrier (b) the channel (c) feedback (d) the sender
- 29.📡 Which part of communication is a phone call? (a) the message (b) the sender (c) the feedback (d) the channel
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 32.True or false: “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “tapping your watch” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a handwritten letter (b) the information sent (c) the news you tell (d) the words of the note
- 35.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) a red face, tight jaw (b) hiding behind a friend (c) stamping feet (d) yawning again and again
- 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 37.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or think of an idea? (a) send it by a channel (b) think of an idea
- 38.True or false: “whispering a secret” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea,” she mutters, rolling her eyes. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 40.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m fine,” she says, smiling and relaxed. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
Answer key
- a map
- clear writing habit
- bored
- “Please”
- the feedback
- False
- a red face, tight jaw
- a map
- poor writing habit
- True
- big words for a toddler
- messy, rushed writing
- False
- yawning again and again
- whoever starts the talk
- short, clear sentences
- a distraction
- True
- talking across a field
- the caller who rings
- local words they lack
- writing in ALL CAPS
- missing key details
- a closed door between
- False
- non-verbal
- Meera
- feedback
- the channel
- spoken (verbal)
- written
- False
- True
- a handwritten letter
- hiding behind a friend
- a language barrier
- think of an idea
- True
- words and body differ
- words and body match
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