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 is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a traffic light (c) crossing your arms (d) a smile
- 2.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) saying “yes” (b) a thumbs-up (c) a phone call (d) reading aloud
- 3.True or false: in communication, “a nod meaning “got it”” is the feedback. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) the audience at a show (b) the reply sent back (c) the person who speaks (d) a handwritten letter
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) whoever starts the talk (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) a nod meaning “got it” (d) an answer to the sender
- 6.True or false: “one very long sentence” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the audience at a show (c) the one who reads it (d) the news you tell
- 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
- 10.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) talking face to face (b) the audience at a show (c) the one who reads it (d) whoever starts the talk
- 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 13.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) a notice on the board (c) a wave goodbye (d) talking on the phone
- 15.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) yawning again and again (b) sweaty, shaky hands (c) clenched fists (d) stamping feet
- 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.📡 Which part of communication is the news you tell? (a) the sender (b) the receiver (c) the feedback (d) the message
- 19.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no name at the end? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 20.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) reaching home (c) Papa (d) the phone call
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the words of the note (b) a text message (c) the idea being shared (d) the news you tell
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 23.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: in communication, “the caller who rings” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 You finish writing a note to your teacher. What next? (a) tear it up (b) send it at once (c) add ten emojis (d) read it once more
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) nodding your head (c) chatting with a friend (d) talking on the phone
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 29.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
- 32.📡 Which part of communication is the idea being shared? (a) the feedback (b) the sender (c) the message (d) the channel
- 33.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the idea being shared (b) an answer to the sender (c) a handwritten letter (d) whoever starts the talk
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
- 35.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 36.📡 Which part of communication is the audience at a show? (a) the receiver (b) the feedback (c) the sender (d) the message
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) answering aloud in class (c) asking the way aloud (d) a map
- 38.True or false: in communication, “the writer of a note” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📡 Which part of communication is a nod meaning “got it”? (a) the channel (b) the receiver (c) the feedback (d) the sender
- 40.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) pointing at the door (b) whispering a secret (c) asking “Can I help?” (d) telling a joke
Answer key
- a traffic light
- a thumbs-up
- True
- the reply sent back
- whoever starts the talk
- True
- the news you tell
- a physical barrier
- a weak network
- talking face to face
- a physical barrier
- non-verbal
- True
- talking on the phone
- False
- sweaty, shaky hands
- send it by a channel
- the message
- poor writing habit
- the phone call
- a text message
- short forms like “IDK”
- True
- False
- read it once more
- nodding your head
- a crackly phone line
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- True
- feeling very nervous
- the message
- whoever starts the talk
- a loud drill outside
- False
- the receiver
- a map
- False
- the feedback
- pointing at the door
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