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.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 2.📝 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
- 3.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) one very long sentence (c) too many emojis (d) one idea per line
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
- 5.📡 Which part of communication is the idea being shared? (a) the receiver (b) the message (c) the channel (d) the feedback
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) an email (b) nodding your head (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a speech in assembly
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the one who reads it (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) the reply sent back (d) an answer to the sender
- 8.True or false: “telling a joke” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
- 10.📡 Which part of communication is an answer to the sender? (a) the message (b) the feedback (c) the receiver (d) the sender
- 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
- 12.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) a barrier (b) feedback (c) the channel (d) the sender
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a wave goodbye (c) telling a story aloud (d) a diagram of a plant
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a picture timetable (c) a map (d) a birthday card message
- 15.True or false: in communication, “the person who speaks” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 16.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) written (c) verbal (d) non-verbal
- 17.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it feels like shouting (b) it saves time (c) it looks neat (d) it is too quiet
- 18.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📡 In communication, which comes first: put it into words or the receiver replies? (a) put it into words (b) the receiver replies
- 20.True or false: “no name at the end” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) a handwritten letter (b) the friend who gets it (c) the news you tell (d) a phone call
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 24.🙂 Words and face disagree: “I’m fine,” with a sad face. What do people usually believe? (a) the volume only (b) the spelling (c) the words only (d) the face and body
- 25.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m listening,” she says, facing you, phone down. (a) True (b) False
- 26.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: checking the spelling? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 27.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “whispering a secret” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “asking “Can I help?”” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a birthday card message (c) a note in the diary (d) asking the way aloud
- 32.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) the writer of a note (b) the person who speaks (c) the words of the note (d) the person who listens
- 33.🧠 Why is feedback useful to the sender? (a) it shows they understood (b) it makes talks longer (c) it adds noise (d) it is never needed
- 34.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: messy, rushed writing? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a high five (b) raised eyebrows (c) tapping your watch (d) saying “Well done!”
- 36.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) a picture timetable (c) chatting with a friend (d) a no-entry symbol
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 40.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the feedback (b) the message (c) the channel (d) the sender
Answer key
- clear writing habit
- Meera
- one idea per line
- being very angry
- the message
- an email
- the one who reads it
- True
- fear of being laughed at
- the feedback
- local words they lack
- feedback
- a wave goodbye
- a birthday card message
- True
- non-verbal
- it feels like shouting
- True
- put it into words
- False
- the news you tell
- a crackly phone line
- written
- the face and body
- False
- clear writing habit
- True
- True
- True
- True
- asking the way aloud
- the words of the note
- it shows they understood
- poor writing habit
- saying “Well done!”
- visual
- an emotional barrier
- chatting with a friend
- written
- the message
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