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.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a high five? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 2.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👀 What does this body language usually show: a red face, tight jaw? (a) bored (b) nervous (c) angry (d) happy
- 4.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) a nod meaning “got it” (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) the caller who rings (d) the idea being shared
- 5.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) you can read it again (b) it is always faster (c) it has no words (d) nobody can read it
- 6.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Papa (b) reaching home (c) Dadi (d) the phone call
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a shrug (c) a map (d) asking the way aloud
- 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
- 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 14.📡 Which part of communication is an answer to the sender? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the message (d) the feedback
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting “Goal!” (b) a high five (c) asking “Can I help?” (d) whispering a secret
- 16.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) it looks longer (d) charts need no data
- 17.📡 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
- 18.True or false: in communication, “a phone call” is the channel. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📡 In communication, which comes first: put it into words or the receiver replies? (a) put it into words (b) the receiver replies
- 20.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the audience at a show (b) the reply sent back (c) the person who speaks (d) the idea being shared
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the writer of a note (b) the person who speaks (c) the person who listens (d) the caller who rings
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
- 23.True or false: here the words and body differ. “Welcome,” she says, arms crossed, not looking up. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: in communication, “the audience at a show” is the receiver. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “a shrug” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) whispering a secret (b) saying “Well done!” (c) shouting “Goal!” (d) hands on hips
- 27.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) a handwritten letter (b) whoever starts the talk (c) the person who listens (d) the words of the note
- 28.👀 What does this body language usually show: laughing with friends? (a) nervous (b) angry (c) bored (d) happy
- 29.📡 Which part of communication is the caller who rings? (a) the sender (b) the receiver (c) the feedback (d) the message
- 30.👀 What does this body language usually show: clenched fists? (a) angry (b) bored (c) happy (d) nervous
- 31.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) visual communication (c) verbal communication (d) written communication
- 32.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one very long sentence (b) slang to elders (c) no name at the end (d) saying who it is from
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
- 34.True or false: “adding date and time” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no greeting at all (b) adding date and time (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) slang to elders
- 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “a bar chart” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- non-verbal
- True
- angry
- the idea being shared
- you can read it again
- the phone call
- hard technical words
- a map
- feeling too shy to talk
- an unknown language
- a physical barrier
- written
- short forms like “IDK”
- the feedback
- a high five
- numbers are easy to see
- send it by a channel
- True
- put it into words
- the person who speaks
- the person who listens
- feeling too shy to talk
- True
- True
- False
- hands on hips
- the person who listens
- happy
- the sender
- angry
- verbal communication
- saying who it is from
- a closed door between
- True
- a physical barrier
- a language barrier
- a crackly phone line
- adding date and time
- False
- False
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