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 is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the person who listens (c) talking face to face (d) the one who reads it
- 2.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no name at the end? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 3.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: telling a joke? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 6.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or think of an idea? (a) the receiver gets it (b) think of an idea
- 7.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Practice changed!!!” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 8.📡 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
- 9.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: in communication, “the news you tell” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: in communication, “whoever starts the talk” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea,” she mutters, rolling her eyes. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 14.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) go (c) hurry up (d) turn left
- 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
- 17.📡 Which part of communication is the caller who rings? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) the feedback (d) the message
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
- 19.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) reaching home (b) the phone call (c) Papa (d) Dadi
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person who listens (b) the friend who gets it (c) a phone call (d) the audience at a show
- 21.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 22.True or false: in communication, “an answer to the sender” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
- 24.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) written communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 25.True or false: “no greeting at all” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the reply sent back (b) the person who listens (c) an answer to the sender (d) the information sent
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) answering aloud in class (c) a text message (d) chatting with a friend
- 29.👀 What does this body language usually show: clapping with joy? (a) angry (b) happy (c) nervous (d) bored
- 30.True or false: “Gone out. Back later.” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) biting nails (b) a shaky voice (c) slumped, half-shut eyes (d) sweaty, shaky hands
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a traffic light (c) a bar chart (d) a letter to Nani
- 33.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) it has no words (c) nobody can read it (d) you can read it again
- 34.📡 In communication, which comes first: think of an idea or send it by a channel? (a) think of an idea (b) send it by a channel
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
- 36.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 37.🎭 Why does non-verbal communication matter? (a) it never matters (b) it is only for actors (c) it shows real feelings (d) it replaces all words
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an answer to the sender (b) the news you tell (c) the information sent (d) the idea being shared
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
- 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- talking face to face
- poor writing habit
- verbal
- a distraction
- non-verbal
- think of an idea
- an unclear note
- put it into words
- False
- True
- False
- True
- words and body differ
- stop
- a language barrier
- talking across a field
- the sender
- too much slang
- the phone call
- a phone call
- clear writing habit
- False
- calm down first
- verbal communication
- True
- True
- the person who listens
- a text message
- happy
- True
- slumped, half-shut eyes
- a letter to Nani
- you can read it again
- think of an idea
- a weak network
- poor writing habit
- it shows real feelings
- an answer to the sender
- upset after a fight
- True
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