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 phone call” is the channel. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the reply sent back (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) the one who reads it (d) the person who speaks
- 3.True or false: “a high five” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the message (d) the receiver
- 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
- 6.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) slang to elders (c) too many emojis (d) neat handwriting
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a smile (c) chatting with a friend (d) a traffic light
- 8.📡 Which part of communication is a thumbs-up in return? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the message (d) the receiver
- 9.👀 What does this body language usually show: a shaky voice? (a) angry (b) happy (c) nervous (d) bored
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the caller who rings (c) the one who reads it (d) the person who listens
- 11.True or false: in communication, “the writer of a note” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) it looks longer (c) charts need no data (d) numbers are easy to see
- 13.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or think of an idea? (a) send it by a channel (b) think of an idea
- 14.✅ When has communication really worked? (a) nobody replied (b) the receiver understood (c) the sender talked most (d) big words were used
- 15.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 16.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: hands on hips? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 17.😐 Your friend says “Nice drawing” without looking up from his phone. What does his body show? (a) real curiosity (b) not much interest (c) deep pride (d) great excitement
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) talking on the phone (c) a notice on the board (d) a birthday card message
- 19.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: whispering a secret? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
- 24.True or false: in communication, “a thumbs-up in return” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the news you tell (b) the idea being shared (c) a notice board (d) the information sent
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
- 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 28.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) verbal communication (c) written communication (d) no communication
- 31.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Meera (b) the fridge (c) Mum (d) Diya
- 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the words of the note (b) the news you tell (c) the person who speaks (d) the idea being shared
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a birthday card message (c) a shrug (d) asking the way aloud
- 35.True or false: here the words and body match. “Great idea,” she mutters, rolling her eyes. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the words of the note (b) the writer of a note (c) the caller who rings (d) whoever starts the talk
- 37.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) a long story (b) only emojis (c) who, what, when, where (d) no names
- 38.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or the receiver gets it? (a) the receiver replies (b) the receiver gets it
- 39.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) you can read it again (c) nobody can read it (d) it has no words
- 40.True or false: in communication, “the friend who gets it” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- the one who reads it
- False
- the feedback
- feeling very nervous
- neat handwriting
- chatting with a friend
- the feedback
- nervous
- the caller who rings
- False
- numbers are easy to see
- think of an idea
- the receiver understood
- poor writing habit
- non-verbal
- not much interest
- talking on the phone
- verbal
- an emotional barrier
- fear of being laughed at
- non-verbal
- a crackly phone line
- False
- a notice board
- a weak network
- feeling too shy to talk
- True
- True
- verbal communication
- Meera
- local words they lack
- the person who speaks
- asking the way aloud
- False
- the words of the note
- who, what, when, where
- the receiver gets it
- you can read it again
- True
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