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.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) reaching home (b) Papa (c) the phone call (d) Dadi
- 2.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an answer to the sender (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) the person who speaks (d) the reply sent back
- 4.True or false: “telling a joke” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 6.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) written communication (c) verbal communication (d) visual communication
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
- 8.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Welcome,” she says, arms crossed, not looking up. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 10.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) talking face to face (b) whoever starts the talk (c) the idea being shared (d) a handwritten letter
- 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 12.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: using polite words? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 13.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “a birthday card message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “raised eyebrows” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: in communication, “a notice board” is the channel. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) chatting with a friend (c) answering aloud in class (d) talking on the phone
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) asking the way aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a speech in assembly
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 21.True or false: “saying “Well done!”” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
- 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 24.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 25.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
- 26.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) stop (c) turn left (d) go
- 27.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: short, clear sentences? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 29.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 30.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the sender (b) the message (c) the channel (d) the receiver
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the one who reads it (c) the audience at a show (d) the reply sent back
- 32.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the information sent (b) a handwritten letter (c) a phone call (d) whoever starts the talk
- 33.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or the receiver gets it? (a) the receiver replies (b) the receiver gets it
- 34.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
- 35.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) reading aloud (b) saying “yes” (c) a phone call (d) a thumbs-up
- 36.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) saying who it is from (b) checking the spelling (c) short, clear sentences (d) messy, rushed writing
- 37.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: one very long sentence? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a bar chart (b) talking on the phone (c) a picture timetable (d) a note in the diary
- 40.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: pointing at the door? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
Answer key
- the phone call
- True
- the person who speaks
- True
- an emotional barrier
- verbal communication
- honking traffic
- words and body differ
- a language barrier
- the idea being shared
- a physical barrier
- clear writing habit
- True
- True
- True
- True
- True
- a shrug
- a note in the diary
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- fear of being laughed at
- an emotional barrier
- True
- calm down first
- stop
- clear writing habit
- a language barrier
- a clear note
- the message
- the reply sent back
- whoever starts the talk
- the receiver gets it
- use simple words
- a thumbs-up
- messy, rushed writing
- poor writing habit
- an emotional barrier
- a note in the diary
- non-verbal
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