Communication Basics Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Communication skills lesson 6: Part 1 test: what communication is · Set 659 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
3. 3.📡 Which part of communication is the news you tell? (a) the channel (b) the receiver (c) the feedback (d) the message
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
5. 5.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) adding date and time (b) checking the spelling (c) one very long sentence (d) saying who it is from
7. 7.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) the news you tell (b) the one who reads it (c) talking face to face (d) the writer of a note
10. 10.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) reading it once more (c) one very long sentence (d) no greeting at all
11. 11.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
12. 12.True or false: “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one very long sentence (b) no greeting at all (c) checking the spelling (d) too many emojis
15. 15.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) shouting in class
16. 16.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) turn left (c) go (d) stop
18. 18.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a wink? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a picture timetable (d) a map
20. 20.True or false: “Gone out. Back later.” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
22. 22.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Diya (b) the fridge (c) Meera (d) Mum
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is angry? (a) a red face, tight jaw (b) sweaty, shaky hands (c) doodling, not looking up (d) hiding behind a friend
25. 25.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) reaching home (c) the phone call (d) Papa
26. 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Can I help?”” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) the postman (b) Riya (c) the card (d) Kabir
29. 29.True or false: “a birthday card message” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “writing in ALL CAPS” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.👀 What does this body language usually show: checking the clock often? (a) angry (b) nervous (c) happy (d) bored
32. 32.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or the receiver replies? (a) send it by a channel (b) the receiver replies
35. 35.📡 In communication, which comes first: put it into words or send it by a channel? (a) put it into words (b) send it by a channel
36. 36.📡 Which part of communication is the words of the note? (a) the receiver (b) the message (c) the channel (d) the sender
37. 37.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: raised eyebrows? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
38. 38.True or false: in communication, “a text message” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
40. 40.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False

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