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 type of communication is nodding your head? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) asking the way aloud (c) a note in the diary (d) a text message
- 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
- 4.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) who, what, when, where (b) a long story (c) only emojis (d) no names
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a phone call (b) a handwritten letter (c) the person who listens (d) talking face to face
- 7.📡 Which part of communication is the writer of a note? (a) the sender (b) the channel (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
- 8.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) the one who reads it (b) a handwritten letter (c) the news you tell (d) the audience at a show
- 9.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) the card (b) the postman (c) Riya (d) Kabir
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
- 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 13.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Practice changed!!!” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a bar chart (c) a letter to Nani (d) a note in the diary
- 15.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) whoever starts the talk (b) the words of the note (c) the person who speaks (d) the reply sent back
- 16.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no greeting at all? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 17.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “messy, rushed writing” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📡 Which part of communication is the person who speaks? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the feedback (d) the channel
- 20.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) glaring eyes (b) a big, bright smile (c) a red face, tight jaw (d) hiding behind a friend
- 21.True or false: “a pat on the back” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “reading aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a notice on the board (c) a text message (d) chatting with a friend
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 25.🔍 You finish writing a note to your teacher. What next? (a) read it once more (b) add ten emojis (c) send it at once (d) tear it up
- 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
- 27.🧠 Why is feedback useful to the sender? (a) it makes talks longer (b) it shows they understood (c) it is never needed (d) it adds noise
- 28.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pat on the back (b) pointing at the door (c) saying “Well done!” (d) a warm hug
- 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
- 31.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a smile (b) a text message (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a bar chart
- 34.🙏 Grandpa visits. Which non-verbal greeting is respectful? (a) a warm namaste (b) a big yawn (c) turning your back (d) rolling your eyes
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 36.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) messy, rushed writing (c) too many emojis (d) short, clear sentences
- 37.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a phone call (c) the caller who rings (d) a notice board
- 39.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m sorry,” she says softly, looking at you. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 40.True or false: “reading it once more” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- non-verbal
- asking the way aloud
- local words they lack
- who, what, when, where
- written
- the person who listens
- the sender
- the news you tell
- Kabir
- local words they lack
- an emotional barrier
- a physical barrier
- an unclear note
- a bar chart
- the reply sent back
- poor writing habit
- True
- False
- the sender
- a big, bright smile
- True
- False
- chatting with a friend
- visual
- read it once more
- a weak network
- it shows they understood
- poor writing habit
- saying “Well done!”
- honking traffic
- False
- True
- a smile
- a warm namaste
- visual
- short, clear sentences
- False
- the caller who rings
- words and body match
- False
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