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 talking face to face? (a) the feedback (b) the message (c) the sender (d) the channel
- 2.📡 Which part of communication is a handwritten letter? (a) the message (b) the channel (c) the sender (d) the receiver
- 3.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) sweaty, shaky hands (b) slumped, half-shut eyes (c) clenched fists (d) a big, bright smile
- 4.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) saying “yes” (b) a phone call (c) reading aloud (d) a thumbs-up
- 5.📡 Which part of communication is the information sent? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the message (d) the feedback
- 6.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) the sender (b) a barrier (c) the channel (d) feedback
- 7.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) nobody can read it (c) it is always faster (d) you can read it again
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a letter to Nani (c) a notice on the board (d) crossing your arms
- 9.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the channel (b) the message (c) the sender (d) the feedback
- 10.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) one very long sentence (b) checking the spelling (c) neat handwriting (d) one idea per line
- 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
- 13.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a pat on the back? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 14.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: checking the spelling? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 15.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Meet there at the time.” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) a map
- 17.True or false: “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
- 19.True or false: “using polite words” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 21.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) visual communication (c) verbal communication (d) written communication
- 22.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) charts need no data (d) it looks longer
- 23.✅ When has communication really worked? (a) nobody replied (b) the sender talked most (c) the receiver understood (d) big words were used
- 24.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: using polite words? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice board (b) the one who reads it (c) a phone call (d) a handwritten letter
- 27.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) talking face to face (b) the caller who rings (c) the audience at a show (d) whoever starts the talk
- 28.True or false: “Class 6B: bring your art file and glue stick on Friday.” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) talking on the phone (c) a notice on the board (d) a no-entry symbol
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a shrug (b) asking the way aloud (c) a birthday card message (d) a wave goodbye
- 32.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) the person who speaks (b) a text message (c) the writer of a note (d) a nod meaning “got it”
- 33.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) clenched fists (b) a little happy jump (c) doodling, not looking up (d) slumped, half-shut eyes
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 35.True or false: “reading aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) missing key details (b) neat handwriting (c) using polite words (d) saying who it is from
- 37.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) the postman (b) Kabir (c) Riya (d) the card
- 38.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the information sent (b) the writer of a note (c) the reply sent back (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 40.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) verbal (c) non-verbal (d) written
Answer key
- the channel
- the channel
- a big, bright smile
- a thumbs-up
- the message
- feedback
- you can read it again
- crossing your arms
- the feedback
- one very long sentence
- a distraction
- too much slang
- non-verbal
- clear writing habit
- an unclear note
- a map
- False
- a crackly phone line
- True
- upset after a fight
- verbal communication
- numbers are easy to see
- the receiver understood
- clear writing habit
- feeling too shy to talk
- the one who reads it
- talking face to face
- False
- False
- talking on the phone
- asking the way aloud
- a text message
- a little happy jump
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- missing key details
- Kabir
- the writer of a note
- a physical barrier
- non-verbal
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