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 barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 2.True or false: “hands on hips” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 3.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person who listens (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) the one who reads it (d) the friend who gets it
- 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
- 8.👀 What does this body language usually show: laughing with friends? (a) angry (b) nervous (c) happy (d) bored
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a text message (c) a letter to Nani (d) talking on the phone
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a note in the diary (c) a thumbs-up (d) a birthday card message
- 12.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m listening,” he says, staring at his phone. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 13.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or send it by a channel? (a) the receiver gets it (b) send it by a channel
- 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 15.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) reading it once more (b) missing key details (c) one idea per line (d) short, clear sentences
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a map (c) chatting with a friend (d) a picture timetable
- 17.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) hiding behind a friend (b) yawning again and again (c) biting nails (d) a little happy jump
- 18.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) no communication (c) verbal communication (d) written communication
- 20.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wink (b) pointing at the door (c) a high five (d) asking “Can I help?”
- 22.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 24.True or false: here the words and body match. “I’m fine,” she says, smiling and relaxed. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📊 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
- 26.📡 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
- 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 28.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) a shaky voice (b) checking the clock often (c) a little happy jump (d) a red face, tight jaw
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the audience at a show (b) a phone call (c) a handwritten letter (d) a notice board
- 30.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) a thumbs-up in return (b) the friend who gets it (c) a nod meaning “got it” (d) the person who speaks
- 31.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Mum (b) Diya (c) the fridge (d) Meera
- 32.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 33.True or false: here the words and body match. “Great idea,” she mutters, rolling her eyes. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an answer to the sender (b) the reply sent back (c) the person who speaks (d) a nod meaning “got it”
- 35.True or false: “telling a joke” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: pointing at the door? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 37.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a pat on the back? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 39.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) no name at the end (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) adding date and time (d) too many emojis
- 40.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) laughing with friends (b) glaring eyes (c) yawning again and again (d) biting nails
Answer key
- an emotional barrier
- False
- clear writing habit
- False
- a nod meaning “got it”
- fear of being laughed at
- a loud drill outside
- happy
- talking on the phone
- big words for a toddler
- a thumbs-up
- words and body differ
- send it by a channel
- a physical barrier
- missing key details
- chatting with a friend
- yawning again and again
- True
- verbal communication
- poor writing habit
- asking “Can I help?”
- True
- non-verbal
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- put it into words
- a language barrier
- checking the clock often
- the audience at a show
- the person who speaks
- Meera
- a clear note
- False
- the person who speaks
- False
- non-verbal
- False
- non-verbal
- adding date and time
- laughing with friends
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