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 of these is written communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a shrug (c) a letter to Nani (d) a traffic light
- 2.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) checking the spelling (b) one idea per line (c) short, clear sentences (d) one very long sentence
- 3.🕑 Kabir writes: “Meet me after school.” What is missing? (a) the place (b) an emoji (c) a joke (d) his feelings
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) no greeting at all (c) saying who it is from (d) slang to elders
- 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the person who listens (c) the audience at a show (d) talking face to face
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 9.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) only emojis (b) no names (c) who, what, when, where (d) a long story
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a birthday card message (c) a letter to Nani (d) a picture timetable
- 12.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) a barrier (d) feedback
- 14.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) a notice board (b) the caller who rings (c) an answer to the sender (d) the one who reads it
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a traffic light (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a smile
- 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
- 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 18.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 19.🙈 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) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
- 20.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: pointing at the door? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 21.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: here the words and body match. “I’m fine,” he says, with tears in his eyes. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a bar chart (c) crossing your arms (d) a picture timetable
- 24.True or false: in communication, “whoever starts the talk” is the message. (a) True (b) False
- 25.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) missing key details (b) messy, rushed writing (c) one idea per line (d) writing in ALL CAPS
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one very long sentence (b) too many emojis (c) reading it once more (d) missing key details
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 28.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) the card (b) the postman (c) Riya (d) Kabir
- 29.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) a red face, tight jaw (b) a big, bright smile (c) glaring eyes (d) biting nails
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
- 32.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) no communication (c) written communication (d) visual communication
- 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
- 35.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) tapping your watch (b) a wink (c) telling a joke (d) a high five
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a wave goodbye (c) a traffic light (d) a map
- 37.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the receiver (b) the feedback (c) the channel (d) the message
- 38.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one very long sentence (b) using polite words (c) too many emojis (d) no greeting at all
- 39.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
- 40.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the audience at a show (b) the caller who rings (c) a text message (d) a nod meaning “got it”
Answer key
- a letter to Nani
- one very long sentence
- the place
- visual
- saying who it is from
- False
- talking face to face
- written
- who, what, when, where
- spoken (verbal)
- a picture timetable
- True
- feedback
- a notice board
- a smile
- use simple words
- a language barrier
- a clear note
- a quiet word after class
- non-verbal
- True
- False
- crossing your arms
- False
- one idea per line
- reading it once more
- honking traffic
- Kabir
- biting nails
- non-verbal
- big words for a toddler
- verbal communication
- a physical barrier
- local words they lack
- telling a joke
- a wave goodbye
- the message
- using polite words
- a weak network
- the audience at a show
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