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.True or false: “a traffic light” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 2.✅ When has communication really worked? (a) big words were used (b) the receiver understood (c) the sender talked most (d) nobody replied
- 3.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
- 6.📡 Which part of communication is the audience at a show? (a) the sender (b) the feedback (c) the message (d) the receiver
- 7.📡 Which part of communication is a handwritten letter? (a) the feedback (b) the sender (c) the channel (d) the receiver
- 8.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: raised eyebrows? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 9.True or false: “reading aloud” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
- 11.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) an answer to the sender (b) a handwritten letter (c) the news you tell (d) the friend who gets it
- 12.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) reading it once more (b) one idea per line (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) using polite words
- 13.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: messy, rushed writing? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
- 15.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no name at the end? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 16.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) reading it once more (c) adding date and time (d) neat handwriting
- 17.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the person who speaks (b) a text message (c) the idea being shared (d) a nod meaning “got it”
- 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 19.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) reaching home (b) Dadi (c) the phone call (d) Papa
- 20.📡 Which part of communication is the one who reads it? (a) the feedback (b) the message (c) the receiver (d) the sender
- 21.📡 Which part of communication is the person who speaks? (a) the channel (b) the sender (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
- 22.True or false: “using polite words” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
- 24.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no greeting at all? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a map (c) telling a story aloud (d) a no-entry symbol
- 26.True or false: “a picture timetable” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: reading aloud? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 28.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 30.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) short, clear sentences (b) neat handwriting (c) no greeting at all (d) adding date and time
- 31.True or false: “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 33.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Class 6B: bring your art file and glue stick on Friday.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 34.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Oi” (b) “Gimme” (c) “Yo” (d) “Please”
- 35.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) not trusting the speaker
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
- 38.True or false: “Gone out. Back later.” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
Answer key
- False
- the receiver understood
- poor writing habit
- crossing your arms
- not trusting the speaker
- the receiver
- the channel
- non-verbal
- True
- a crackly phone line
- an answer to the sender
- writing in ALL CAPS
- poor writing habit
- fear of being laughed at
- poor writing habit
- messy, rushed writing
- a nod meaning “got it”
- short forms like “IDK”
- the phone call
- the receiver
- the sender
- False
- hard technical words
- poor writing habit
- telling a story aloud
- False
- verbal
- verbal communication
- a physical barrier
- no greeting at all
- False
- written
- a clear note
- “Please”
- True
- local words they lack
- a weak network
- False
- a distraction
- written
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