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.True or false: in communication, “the audience at a show” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 2.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a phone call (b) reading aloud (c) a thumbs-up (d) saying “yes”
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Well done!” (b) shouting “Goal!” (c) hands on hips (d) reading aloud
- 4.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: adding date and time? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking face to face (b) the person who speaks (c) a phone call (d) a notice board
- 6.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) adding date and time (b) messy, rushed writing (c) slang to elders (d) writing in ALL CAPS
- 7.👀 What does this body language usually show: a big, bright smile? (a) bored (b) angry (c) happy (d) nervous
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a bar chart (c) a shrug (d) answering aloud in class
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) saying who it is from (c) no greeting at all (d) slang to elders
- 10.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) visual communication (c) no communication (d) written communication
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 12.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a pat on the back? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 13.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) it hides the data (c) it looks longer (d) charts need no data
- 14.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) the card (b) the postman (c) Kabir (d) Riya
- 15.True or false: “Meet there at the time.” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🕑 Kabir writes: “Meet me after school.” What is missing? (a) an emoji (b) a joke (c) his feelings (d) the place
- 17.True or false: “no greeting at all” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 20.📡 Which part of communication is the idea being shared? (a) the channel (b) the message (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
- 21.True or false: “a pat on the back” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the message (b) the feedback (c) the sender (d) the receiver
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) talking on the phone (c) a speech in assembly (d) asking the way aloud
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raised eyebrows (b) a warm hug (c) hands on hips (d) shouting “Goal!”
- 26.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) singing “Happy Birthday” (b) whispering a secret (c) raised eyebrows (d) telling a joke
- 27.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m fine,” she says, smiling and relaxed. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 29.True or false: “saying “Well done!”” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the one who reads it (b) the person who speaks (c) the audience at a show (d) a notice board
- 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
- 33.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) saying “Well done!” (b) shouting “Goal!” (c) hands on hips (d) reading aloud
- 34.😐 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
- 35.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) nobody can read it (b) you can read it again (c) it has no words (d) it is always faster
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a notice on the board (c) a frown (d) an email
- 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting “Goal!” (b) a pat on the back (c) saying “Well done!” (d) asking “Can I help?”
- 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
- 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
Answer key
- True
- a thumbs-up
- hands on hips
- clear writing habit
- the person who speaks
- adding date and time
- happy
- a shrug
- saying who it is from
- verbal communication
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- numbers are easy to see
- Kabir
- False
- the place
- True
- use simple words
- spoken (verbal)
- the message
- True
- the message
- spoken (verbal)
- a traffic light
- shouting “Goal!”
- raised eyebrows
- False
- non-verbal
- False
- the person who speaks
- feeling too shy to talk
- being very angry
- hands on hips
- not much interest
- you can read it again
- a frown
- False
- a pat on the back
- upset after a fight
- a physical barrier
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