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 non-verbal communication? (a) an email (b) a smile (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a traffic light
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 3.True or false: “slang to elders” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
- 8.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 9.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) the postman (d) the card
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a frown (c) a text message (d) chatting with a friend
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 13.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) verbal
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a birthday card message (c) answering aloud in class (d) chatting with a friend
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) answering aloud in class (c) a text message (d) a picture timetable
- 16.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) neat handwriting (b) using polite words (c) too many emojis (d) reading it once more
- 17.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: telling a joke? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the information sent (b) the idea being shared (c) the words of the note (d) a phone call
- 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
- 20.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a high five (b) shouting “Goal!” (c) tapping your watch (d) a warm hug
- 21.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) slumped, half-shut eyes (b) a big, bright smile (c) clenched fists (d) sweaty, shaky hands
- 22.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or put it into words? (a) the receiver replies (b) put it into words
- 23.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) yawning again and again (b) clapping with joy (c) checking the clock often (d) sweaty, shaky hands
- 24.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) nobody can read it (b) you can read it again (c) it is always faster (d) it has no words
- 25.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: asking “Can I help?”? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 26.True or false: “checking the spelling” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
- 29.True or false: “a smile” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m sorry,” she says softly, looking at you. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “Bring the stuff tomorrow.” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) a phone call (b) the person who listens (c) a handwritten letter (d) the words of the note
- 33.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “a traffic light” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) a text message (b) the words of the note (c) a handwritten letter (d) the audience at a show
- 36.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or the receiver gets it? (a) send it by a channel (b) the receiver gets it
- 37.True or false: in communication, “an answer to the sender” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: in communication, “the writer of a note” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 40.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the writer of a note (b) a notice board (c) the one who reads it (d) the idea being shared
Answer key
- a smile
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- False
- an emotional barrier
- an unknown language
- feeling too shy to talk
- clear writing habit
- Kabir
- chatting with a friend
- visual
- an emotional barrier
- non-verbal
- a birthday card message
- a picture timetable
- too many emojis
- verbal
- a phone call
- hard technical words
- shouting “Goal!”
- sweaty, shaky hands
- put it into words
- clapping with joy
- you can read it again
- verbal
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- calm down first
- False
- False
- True
- the words of the note
- True
- False
- the audience at a show
- send it by a channel
- True
- True
- a physical barrier
- the writer of a note
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