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 of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a shrug (c) asking the way aloud (d) a traffic light
- 2.True or false: “tapping your watch” is verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) hard words
- 5.👀 What does this body language usually show: yawning again and again? (a) happy (b) nervous (c) bored (d) angry
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) missing key details (b) short, clear sentences (c) too many emojis (d) no name at the end
- 8.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 9.🎭 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
- 10.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “Great idea!” he says, eyes shining, nodding fast. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 12.True or false: in communication, “the writer of a note” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📡 Which of these is the feedback? (a) talking face to face (b) the one who reads it (c) the reply sent back (d) the news you tell
- 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a text message (b) crossing your arms (c) a picture timetable (d) asking the way aloud
- 18.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) no name at the end (b) using polite words (c) missing key details (d) one very long sentence
- 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 20.📡 Which part of communication is the idea being shared? (a) the feedback (b) the message (c) the channel (d) the receiver
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once more (b) neat handwriting (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) saying who it is from
- 23.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it is too quiet (b) it looks neat (c) it saves time (d) it feels like shouting
- 24.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) charts need no data (c) it looks longer (d) it hides the data
- 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 27.True or false: “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: whispering a secret? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 29.True or false: “Gone out. Back later.” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) a notice board (b) the information sent (c) the caller who rings (d) the audience at a show
- 31.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) shouting “Goal!” (b) telling a joke (c) tapping your watch (d) saying “Well done!”
- 32.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: one very long sentence? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the information sent (b) the news you tell (c) an answer to the sender (d) the words of the note
- 34.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) verbal (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 35.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) talking face to face (b) a notice board (c) the writer of a note (d) the words of the note
- 36.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or the receiver replies? (a) the receiver gets it (b) the receiver replies
- 37.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) the fridge (b) Diya (c) Meera (d) Mum
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your watch (b) a wink (c) a warm hug (d) singing “Happy Birthday”
- 39.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) stop (d) go
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a notice on the board (c) a bar chart (d) a thumbs-up
Answer key
- asking the way aloud
- False
- True
- a weak network
- bored
- honking traffic
- short, clear sentences
- a clear note
- words and body match
- words and body match
- a language barrier
- True
- the reply sent back
- a language barrier
- False
- a quiet word after class
- a text message
- using polite words
- a physical barrier
- the message
- non-verbal
- writing in ALL CAPS
- it feels like shouting
- False
- numbers are easy to see
- an emotional barrier
- False
- verbal
- True
- the audience at a show
- tapping your watch
- poor writing habit
- an answer to the sender
- non-verbal
- the writer of a note
- the receiver gets it
- Meera
- singing “Happy Birthday”
- stop
- a thumbs-up
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