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 barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a speech in assembly (c) answering aloud in class (d) talking on the phone
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the one who reads it (b) the friend who gets it (c) the audience at a show (d) a phone call
- 5.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the channel (b) the feedback (c) the sender (d) the receiver
- 6.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 7.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) a notice board (b) the caller who rings (c) the news you tell (d) the one who reads it
- 10.True or false: “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🥱 You are telling a story and your friend keeps yawning. What is the non-verbal message? (a) wants more (b) very angry (c) very scared (d) bored or sleepy
- 12.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or send it by a channel? (a) the receiver gets it (b) send it by a channel
- 13.True or false: in communication, “the idea being shared” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 15.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) charts need no data (d) it looks longer
- 16.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) reading it once more (b) no greeting at all (c) one idea per line (d) neat handwriting
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) an email (b) answering aloud in class (c) a traffic light (d) telling a story aloud
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a text message (c) a smile (d) nodding your head
- 19.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the one who reads it (b) an answer to the sender (c) the writer of a note (d) a phone call
- 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “hands on hips” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a text message (c) talking on the phone (d) a traffic light
- 23.True or false: in communication, “the one who reads it” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 25.📡 Which part of communication is the friend who gets it? (a) the feedback (b) the receiver (c) the channel (d) the message
- 26.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short, clear sentences (b) adding date and time (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) using polite words
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 29.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Please” (b) “Yo” (c) “Oi” (d) “Gimme”
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding date and time (b) no greeting at all (c) neat handwriting (d) saying who it is from
- 31.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: telling a joke? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 32.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 33.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Meera (b) the fridge (c) Mum (d) Diya
- 34.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) a nod meaning “got it” (b) the audience at a show (c) the writer of a note (d) the friend who gets it
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the news you tell (b) the idea being shared (c) the one who reads it (d) the information sent
- 37.📡 In communication, which comes first: put it into words or the receiver replies? (a) put it into words (b) the receiver replies
- 38.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or put it into words? (a) send it by a channel (b) put it into words
- 39.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the information sent (b) talking face to face (c) the news you tell (d) the words of the note
Answer key
- a language barrier
- a language barrier
- nodding your head
- a phone call
- the feedback
- poor writing habit
- False
- True
- the news you tell
- True
- bored or sleepy
- send it by a channel
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- numbers are easy to see
- no greeting at all
- an email
- a text message
- the one who reads it
- False
- True
- a traffic light
- False
- an emotional barrier
- the receiver
- False
- writing in ALL CAPS
- feeling too shy to talk
- “Please”
- no greeting at all
- verbal
- poor writing habit
- Meera
- the writer of a note
- a loud drill outside
- the one who reads it
- put it into words
- put it into words
- True
- talking face to face
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