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.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Thx 4 the thing” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 3.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: messy, rushed writing? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 5.👀 What does this body language usually show: laughing with friends? (a) bored (b) angry (c) happy (d) nervous
- 6.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m sorry,” she says softly, looking at you. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting “Goal!” (b) raised eyebrows (c) reading aloud (d) saying “Well done!”
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the news you tell (b) the words of the note (c) the person who speaks (d) the information sent
- 10.📡 In communication, which comes first: think of an idea or the receiver gets it? (a) think of an idea (b) the receiver gets it
- 11.True or false: “Meet there at the time.” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the information sent (b) the news you tell (c) the caller who rings (d) an answer to the sender
- 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 14.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) a red face, tight jaw (b) checking the clock often (c) hiding behind a friend (d) a little happy jump
- 15.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) the sender (b) feedback (c) a barrier (d) the channel
- 16.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea!” he says, eyes shining, nodding fast. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 17.True or false: here the words and body match. “I’m sorry,” she says softly, looking at you. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 19.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) the person who speaks (b) an answer to the sender (c) the words of the note (d) a phone call
- 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
- 21.📡 Which part of communication is the one who reads it? (a) the feedback (b) the receiver (c) the message (d) the sender
- 22.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the audience at a show (b) a handwritten letter (c) the news you tell (d) whoever starts the talk
- 23.👀 What does this body language usually show: a big, bright smile? (a) happy (b) nervous (c) bored (d) angry
- 24.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) shouting “Goal!” (b) pointing at the door (c) hands on hips (d) raised eyebrows
- 25.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the person who listens (b) the person who speaks (c) the information sent (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 27.True or false: “saying “Well done!”” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a frown (c) chatting with a friend (d) a shrug
- 29.True or false: in communication, “the person who speaks” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
- 32.📡 Which part of communication is a handwritten letter? (a) the receiver (b) the message (c) the sender (d) the channel
- 33.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📡 Which part of communication is the news you tell? (a) the feedback (b) the receiver (c) the channel (d) the message
- 35.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) saying “Well done!” (b) pointing at the door (c) a pat on the back (d) a high five
- 36.True or false: “a high five” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 40.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) the words of the note (b) talking face to face (c) a phone call (d) a nod meaning “got it”
Answer key
- an unclear note
- True
- poor writing habit
- an emotional barrier
- happy
- False
- raised eyebrows
- spoken (verbal)
- the person who speaks
- think of an idea
- False
- an answer to the sender
- a physical barrier
- hiding behind a friend
- feedback
- words and body match
- True
- non-verbal
- a phone call
- hard technical words
- the receiver
- whoever starts the talk
- happy
- shouting “Goal!”
- the person who listens
- a physical barrier
- False
- chatting with a friend
- True
- feeling very nervous
- a crackly phone line
- the channel
- False
- the message
- saying “Well done!”
- True
- written
- honking traffic
- non-verbal
- the words of the note
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