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 part of communication is the friend who gets it? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the receiver (d) the message
- 2.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m sorry,” he says, smirking at his friend. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 3.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Papa (b) the phone call (c) Dadi (d) reaching home
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a text message (c) a shrug (d) telling a story aloud
- 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 7.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Thx 4 the thing” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 9.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Diya (b) Mum (c) Meera (d) the fridge
- 10.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) the reply sent back (b) a handwritten letter (c) a thumbs-up in return (d) an answer to the sender
- 11.👀 What does this body language usually show: biting nails? (a) happy (b) nervous (c) bored (d) angry
- 12.📡 Which part of communication is talking face to face? (a) the channel (b) the message (c) the sender (d) the feedback
- 13.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) feedback (b) the sender (c) the channel (d) a barrier
- 14.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
- 17.True or false: in communication, “the words of the note” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one idea per line (b) no name at the end (c) saying who it is from (d) reading it once more
- 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
- 20.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: hands on hips? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 21.True or false: here the words and body differ. “Great idea,” she mutters, rolling her eyes. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the caller who rings (b) a notice board (c) the person who speaks (d) the writer of a note
- 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
- 25.True or false: in communication, “the reply sent back” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or think of an idea? (a) the receiver gets it (b) think of an idea
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) no name at the end (c) adding date and time (d) slang to elders
- 28.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m sorry,” she says softly, looking at you. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I help?” (b) whispering a secret (c) a pat on the back (d) singing “Happy Birthday”
- 32.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or the receiver replies? (a) the receiver gets it (b) the receiver replies
- 33.😡 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
- 34.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) checking the clock often (b) a little happy jump (c) biting nails (d) slumped, half-shut eyes
- 35.🔠 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
- 36.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🕑 Kabir writes: “Meet me after school.” What is missing? (a) an emoji (b) his feelings (c) a joke (d) the place
- 38.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) written communication
- 39.🔍 You finish writing a note to your teacher. What next? (a) add ten emojis (b) send it at once (c) read it once more (d) tear it up
- 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
Answer key
- the receiver
- words and body differ
- the phone call
- a crackly phone line
- telling a story aloud
- an emotional barrier
- an unclear note
- non-verbal
- Meera
- a handwritten letter
- nervous
- the channel
- feedback
- True
- non-verbal
- feeling very nervous
- True
- no name at the end
- upset after a fight
- non-verbal
- True
- a notice board
- a language barrier
- being very angry
- True
- think of an idea
- adding date and time
- False
- False
- True
- a pat on the back
- the receiver gets it
- calm down first
- biting nails
- it feels like shouting
- False
- the place
- verbal communication
- read it once more
- a loud drill outside
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