Communication Basics Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Communication skills lesson 6: Part 1 test: what communication is · Set 765 · 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.True or false: “reading aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) it is always faster (c) nobody can read it (d) you can read it again
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) turn left (c) hurry up (d) go
5. 5.True or false: “slang to elders” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) harder words (b) no full stops (c) more capital letters (d) short sentences
7. 7.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) the postman (b) the card (c) Kabir (d) Riya
8. 8.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: tapping your watch? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) one very long sentence (b) adding date and time (c) one idea per line (d) reading it once more
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up in return (b) the idea being shared (c) the words of the note (d) the information sent
12. 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a picture timetable (d) a traffic light
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once more (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) adding date and time (d) saying who it is from
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it hides the data (c) it looks longer (d) numbers are easy to see
19. 19.True or false: “saying who it is from” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a bar chart” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Meet there at the time.” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the one who reads it (b) the caller who rings (c) whoever starts the talk (d) the person who speaks
23. 23.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a warm hug (b) a wink (c) a pat on the back (d) reading aloud
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
26. 26.True or false: in communication, “the information sent” is the message. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📡 Which part of communication is a notice board? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the channel (d) the message
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your watch (b) a high five (c) telling a joke (d) pointing at the door
30. 30.True or false: “a map” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
32. 32.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) the phone call (b) reaching home (c) Dadi (d) Papa
33. 33.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) messy, rushed writing (c) slang to elders (d) one idea per line
34. 34.True or false: “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📡 Which part of communication is an answer to the sender? (a) the message (b) the channel (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
36. 36.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) a thumbs-up (d) answering aloud in class
38. 38.True or false: “missing key details” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
40. 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual

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