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 of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) an email (c) talking on the phone (d) a wave goodbye
- 2.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) you can read it again (b) it has no words (c) nobody can read it (d) it is always faster
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a high five (b) saying “Well done!” (c) a pat on the back (d) a wink
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) a shrug (d) a birthday card message
- 5.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it is too quiet (b) it saves time (c) it looks neat (d) it feels like shouting
- 6.True or false: “a high five” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📡 Which part of communication is the idea being shared? (a) the feedback (b) the sender (c) the receiver (d) the message
- 8.📡 Which part of communication is the one who reads it? (a) the message (b) the receiver (c) the channel (d) the feedback
- 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) a thumbs-up (c) a speech in assembly (d) a no-entry symbol
- 11.True or false: “a high five” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) a bar chart
- 13.True or false: “a map” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.💡 What is communication? (a) sharing ideas (b) only talking loudly (c) only writing essays (d) keeping secrets
- 15.📡 Which part of communication is a notice board? (a) the channel (b) the receiver (c) the feedback (d) the sender
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a diagram of a plant (c) telling a story aloud (d) a smile
- 18.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: saying “Well done!”? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 19.📡 Which part of communication is the person who speaks? (a) the receiver (b) the channel (c) the message (d) the sender
- 20.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Practice changed!!!” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a note in the diary (c) a letter to Nani (d) a shrug
- 22.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a wink (b) a pat on the back (c) hands on hips (d) shouting “Goal!”
- 23.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a pat on the back (b) a wink (c) whispering a secret (d) raised eyebrows
- 24.📡 Which part of communication is a handwritten letter? (a) the message (b) the channel (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
- 25.True or false: “no greeting at all” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 27.True or false: here the words and body differ. “Welcome,” she says, arms crossed, not looking up. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a note in the diary (c) a birthday card message (d) asking the way aloud
- 29.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the feedback (b) the receiver (c) the message (d) the channel
- 30.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: too many emojis? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) a note in the diary (c) telling a story aloud (d) a wave goodbye
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a traffic light (b) a frown (c) answering aloud in class (d) a bar chart
- 34.🔍 You finish writing a note to your teacher. What next? (a) send it at once (b) read it once more (c) tear it up (d) add ten emojis
- 35.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: adding date and time? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the information sent (b) whoever starts the talk (c) the idea being shared (d) the news you tell
- 37.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
- 39.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the sender (b) the message (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
- 40.👀 What does this body language usually show: a red face, tight jaw? (a) happy (b) angry (c) nervous (d) bored
Answer key
- talking on the phone
- you can read it again
- saying “Well done!”
- a shrug
- it feels like shouting
- False
- the message
- the receiver
- calm down first
- a speech in assembly
- True
- a bar chart
- False
- sharing ideas
- the channel
- a closed door between
- a diagram of a plant
- verbal
- the sender
- an unclear note
- a shrug
- shouting “Goal!”
- whispering a secret
- the channel
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- asking the way aloud
- the message
- poor writing habit
- a language barrier
- a note in the diary
- a frown
- read it once more
- clear writing habit
- whoever starts the talk
- clear writing habit
- feeling too shy to talk
- the feedback
- angry
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