Communication Basics Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Communication skills lesson 6: Part 1 test: what communication is · Set 806 · 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.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Welcome!” he says with open arms and a smile. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
2. 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
3. 3.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Please” (b) “Gimme” (c) “Yo” (d) “Oi”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking face to face (b) a phone call (c) the words of the note (d) a handwritten letter
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a phone call (b) a text message (c) whoever starts the talk (d) a notice board
7. 7.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: whispering a secret? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) go (d) stop
11. 11.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) yawning again and again (b) glaring eyes (c) laughing with friends (d) clapping with joy
12. 12.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) one idea per line (b) messy, rushed writing (c) adding date and time (d) checking the spelling
13. 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
14. 14.📡 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
15. 15.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) the fridge (b) Mum (c) Diya (d) Meera
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
17. 17.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the information sent (b) a notice board (c) an answer to the sender (d) the idea being shared
18. 18.True or false: “a notice on the board” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
22. 22.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) visual communication (c) no communication (d) written communication
23. 23.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) it hides the data (c) charts need no data (d) it looks longer
24. 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
25. 25.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
26. 26.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.👀 What does this body language usually show: yawning again and again? (a) happy (b) bored (c) nervous (d) angry
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice board (b) the person who listens (c) a handwritten letter (d) a phone call
30. 30.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Thx 4 the thing” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
31. 31.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or think of an idea? (a) the receiver gets it (b) think of an idea
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many emojis (b) checking the spelling (c) no name at the end (d) messy, rushed writing
33. 33.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a warm hug (b) shouting “Goal!” (c) a high five (d) hands on hips
34. 34.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
36. 36.True or false: “a pat on the back” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the audience at a show (b) the information sent (c) the friend who gets it (d) the person who listens
38. 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
39. 39.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: pointing at the door? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
40. 40.True or false: in communication, “the idea being shared” is the sender. (a) False (b) True

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