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.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) nobody can read it (b) it is always faster (c) it has no words (d) you can read it again
- 2.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or the receiver replies? (a) send it by a channel (b) the receiver replies
- 3.True or false: “checking the spelling” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) an email (b) a thumbs-up (c) asking the way aloud (d) a picture timetable
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 6.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the friend who gets it (b) a handwritten letter (c) the writer of a note (d) the information sent
- 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
- 8.True or false: “shouting “Goal!”” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) talking on the phone
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a letter to Nani (c) a note in the diary (d) a map
- 11.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
- 13.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: telling a joke? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a traffic light (c) a map (d) telling a story aloud
- 15.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a phone call (b) reading aloud (c) saying “yes” (d) a thumbs-up
- 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: in communication, “the words of the note” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📡 Which part of communication is the writer of a note? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) the receiver (d) the feedback
- 19.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) glaring eyes (b) clapping with joy (c) doodling, not looking up (d) clenched fists
- 20.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the message (b) the sender (c) the receiver (d) the feedback
- 21.True or false: “Class 6B: bring your art file and glue stick on Friday.” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 23.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
- 24.📝 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) Mum (d) Meera
- 25.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m listening,” he says, staring at his phone. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 28.📡 Which part of communication is the one who reads it? (a) the channel (b) the feedback (c) the sender (d) the receiver
- 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
- 31.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) saying who it is from (b) messy, rushed writing (c) using polite words (d) checking the spelling
- 32.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) the idea being shared (b) the writer of a note (c) a phone call (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 33.✅ When has communication really worked? (a) the sender talked most (b) big words were used (c) the receiver understood (d) nobody replied
- 34.True or false: in communication, “a thumbs-up in return” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting “Goal!” (b) saying “Well done!” (c) reading aloud (d) a warm hug
- 36.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea!” he says, eyes shining, nodding fast. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 37.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) shouting in class
- 38.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) verbal (d) written
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once more (b) saying who it is from (c) checking the spelling (d) messy, rushed writing
- 40.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea,” she mutters, rolling her eyes. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
Answer key
- you can read it again
- send it by a channel
- True
- a thumbs-up
- visual
- the friend who gets it
- feeling very nervous
- True
- a thumbs-up
- a map
- clear writing habit
- local words they lack
- verbal
- telling a story aloud
- a thumbs-up
- False
- True
- the sender
- doodling, not looking up
- the feedback
- False
- an emotional barrier
- ask what it means
- Meera
- words and body differ
- spoken (verbal)
- a physical barrier
- the receiver
- True
- move to a quiet place
- messy, rushed writing
- the idea being shared
- the receiver understood
- False
- a warm hug
- words and body match
- a quiet word after class
- non-verbal
- messy, rushed writing
- words and body differ
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