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 part of communication is the friend who gets it? (a) the channel (b) the feedback (c) the receiver (d) the message
- 2.🥱 You are telling a story and your friend keeps yawning. What is the non-verbal message? (a) very angry (b) bored or sleepy (c) very scared (d) wants more
- 3.True or false: “a birthday card message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 5.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) whoever starts the talk (b) a notice board (c) the reply sent back (d) the person who listens
- 6.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it feels like shouting (b) it saves time (c) it looks neat (d) it is too quiet
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
- 9.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: tapping your watch? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 10.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: adding date and time? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 11.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) reaching home (c) the phone call (d) Papa
- 12.📡 In communication, which comes first: put it into words or the receiver gets it? (a) put it into words (b) the receiver gets it
- 13.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding date and time (b) reading it once more (c) using polite words (d) slang to elders
- 15.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a wink? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 16.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: asking “Can I help?”? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 17.💡 What is communication? (a) only talking loudly (b) only writing essays (c) sharing ideas (d) keeping secrets
- 18.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a pat on the back? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 20.True or false: “asking “Can I help?”” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
- 23.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) written communication (c) verbal communication (d) visual communication
- 24.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) who, what, when, where (b) only emojis (c) a long story (d) no names
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) chatting with a friend (c) a text message (d) a traffic light
- 26.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
- 29.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) turn left (c) go (d) hurry up
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
- 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “Gone out. Back later.” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the one who reads it (c) the information sent (d) the audience at a show
- 38.📡 Which part of communication is the writer of a note? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) the message (d) the feedback
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 40.😐 Your friend says “Nice drawing” without looking up from his phone. What does his body show? (a) deep pride (b) real curiosity (c) great excitement (d) not much interest
Answer key
- the receiver
- bored or sleepy
- False
- True
- the reply sent back
- it feels like shouting
- spoken (verbal)
- a loud drill outside
- non-verbal
- clear writing habit
- the phone call
- put it into words
- False
- slang to elders
- non-verbal
- verbal
- sharing ideas
- non-verbal
- written
- False
- True
- local words they lack
- verbal communication
- who, what, when, where
- a text message
- a clear note
- a language barrier
- a weak network
- True
- True
- stop
- a closed door between
- False
- True
- a language barrier
- non-verbal
- the information sent
- the sender
- written
- not much interest
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