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.True or false: in communication, “a thumbs-up in return” is the channel. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
- 3.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) checking the spelling (b) neat handwriting (c) slang to elders (d) using polite words
- 4.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one very long sentence (b) neat handwriting (c) missing key details (d) too many emojis
- 5.True or false: “one idea per line” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) it hides the data (c) it looks longer (d) charts need no data
- 7.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) no greeting at all (b) messy, rushed writing (c) no name at the end (d) saying who it is from
- 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 9.True or false: “one very long sentence” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “reading it once more” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📡 Which part of communication is the one who reads it? (a) the feedback (b) the message (c) the channel (d) the receiver
- 12.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) who, what, when, where (b) a long story (c) no names (d) only emojis
- 13.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 15.True or false: in communication, “the caller who rings” is the message. (a) False (b) True
- 16.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 18.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) a nod meaning “got it” (b) the caller who rings (c) the words of the note (d) the information sent
- 19.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or the receiver gets it? (a) send it by a channel (b) the receiver gets it
- 20.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) biting nails (b) clenched fists (c) slumped, half-shut eyes (d) hiding behind a friend
- 21.📡 Which part of communication is a notice board? (a) the feedback (b) the sender (c) the channel (d) the message
- 22.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: one idea per line? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 23.✉️ 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
- 24.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a high five (b) whispering a secret (c) raised eyebrows (d) tapping your watch
- 27.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a pat on the back? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 28.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) tapping your watch (b) singing “Happy Birthday” (c) raised eyebrows (d) a warm hug
- 29.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) singing “Happy Birthday” (b) saying “Well done!” (c) a pat on the back (d) asking “Can I help?”
- 31.👀 What does this body language usually show: a little happy jump? (a) angry (b) nervous (c) bored (d) happy
- 32.📡 Which part of communication is the news you tell? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the channel (d) the message
- 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
- 35.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the friend who gets it (b) talking face to face (c) an answer to the sender (d) a handwritten letter
- 36.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the reply sent back (c) the idea being shared (d) the person who listens
- 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
- 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) crossing your arms (c) an email (d) a letter to Nani
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
Answer key
- False
- a quiet word after class
- slang to elders
- neat handwriting
- False
- numbers are easy to see
- saying who it is from
- an emotional barrier
- True
- True
- the receiver
- who, what, when, where
- a distraction
- too much slang
- False
- poor writing habit
- spoken (verbal)
- the caller who rings
- send it by a channel
- slumped, half-shut eyes
- the channel
- clear writing habit
- you can read it again
- True
- a language barrier
- whispering a secret
- non-verbal
- singing “Happy Birthday”
- True
- a pat on the back
- happy
- the message
- a crackly phone line
- local words they lack
- an answer to the sender
- the reply sent back
- short forms like “IDK”
- a physical barrier
- crossing your arms
- being very angry
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