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 traffic light (b) a picture timetable (c) a smile (d) a no-entry symbol
- 2.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Thx 4 the thing” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 3.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) verbal (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) telling a story aloud (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a traffic light
- 5.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) hurry up (c) go (d) turn left
- 6.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: hands on hips? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
- 8.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) a little happy jump (b) biting nails (c) clapping with joy (d) checking the clock often
- 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) her feelings
- 10.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) shouting in class (c) asking a stranger (d) saying nothing ever
- 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
- 13.🕑 Kabir writes: “Meet me after school.” What is missing? (a) the place (b) his feelings (c) a joke (d) an emoji
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a joke (b) asking “Can I help?” (c) reading aloud (d) raised eyebrows
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the words of the note (b) an answer to the sender (c) a nod meaning “got it” (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
- 17.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m listening,” he says, staring at his phone. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a notice on the board (c) a note in the diary (d) a letter to Nani
- 19.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: adding date and time? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 20.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no name at the end? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 21.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) no greeting at all (b) reading it once more (c) neat handwriting (d) adding date and time
- 22.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Practice changed!!!” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 23.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or put it into words? (a) send it by a channel (b) put it into words
- 24.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: shouting “Goal!”? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no greeting at all (b) one idea per line (c) reading it once more (d) short, clear sentences
- 26.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 27.📡 Which part of communication is the person who speaks? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the sender (d) the receiver
- 28.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 29.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no greeting at all? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a notice on the board (c) a shrug (d) a map
- 31.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea!” he says, eyes shining, nodding fast. (a) words and body differ (b) words and body match
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 33.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a joke (b) saying “Well done!” (c) tapping your watch (d) reading aloud
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the one who reads it (c) the person who speaks (d) the person who listens
- 35.🔍 You finish writing a note to your teacher. What next? (a) add ten emojis (b) read it once more (c) tear it up (d) send it at once
- 36.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 37.True or false: “reading it once more” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: in communication, “the caller who rings” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: here the words and body differ. “Welcome,” she says, arms crossed, not looking up. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
Answer key
- a smile
- an unclear note
- non-verbal
- telling a story aloud
- stop
- non-verbal
- use simple words
- checking the clock often
- a weak network
- a quiet word after class
- a physical barrier
- ask what it means
- the place
- raised eyebrows
- the words of the note
- a crackly phone line
- words and body differ
- a map
- clear writing habit
- poor writing habit
- no greeting at all
- an unclear note
- put it into words
- verbal
- no greeting at all
- clear writing habit
- the sender
- True
- poor writing habit
- a map
- words and body match
- visual
- tapping your watch
- the person who speaks
- read it once more
- poor writing habit
- True
- False
- True
- a clear note
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