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.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) the sender (b) feedback (c) a barrier (d) the channel
- 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many emojis (b) slang to elders (c) reading it once more (d) missing key details
- 4.📡 Which part of communication is the friend who gets it? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the sender (d) the receiver
- 5.True or false: “a shrug” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) saying “thank you” (b) a smile (c) a thumbs-up (d) a nod
- 7.True or false: in communication, “an answer to the sender” is the channel. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) talking on the phone (c) a speech in assembly (d) telling a story aloud
- 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
- 10.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) reading it once more (c) neat handwriting (d) using polite words
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) talking on the phone (c) a notice on the board (d) nodding your head
- 12.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Papa (b) the phone call (c) reaching home (d) Dadi
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading aloud (b) asking “Can I help?” (c) tapping your watch (d) shouting “Goal!”
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a bar chart (c) asking the way aloud (d) a notice on the board
- 18.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) written communication (c) verbal communication (d) no communication
- 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
- 20.True or false: in communication, “the person who speaks” is the sender. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a wave goodbye (c) a thumbs-up (d) a bar chart
- 23.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Gone out. Back later.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 24.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) neat handwriting (b) checking the spelling (c) one idea per line (d) messy, rushed writing
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) answering aloud in class (c) telling a story aloud (d) chatting with a friend
- 26.True or false: “a warm hug” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 28.True or false: “a birthday card message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “pointing at the door” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading aloud (b) a pat on the back (c) singing “Happy Birthday” (d) telling a joke
- 32.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) nobody can read it (c) you can read it again (d) it is always faster
- 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 34.📡 Which part of communication is the reply sent back? (a) the feedback (b) the channel (c) the receiver (d) the message
- 35.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) a picture timetable (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a birthday card message
- 37.True or false: in communication, “the words of the note” is the message. (a) True (b) False
- 38.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) using polite words (b) no name at the end (c) messy, rushed writing (d) slang to elders
- 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 40.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: reading aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
Answer key
- feedback
- upset after a fight
- reading it once more
- the receiver
- False
- saying “thank you”
- False
- a wave goodbye
- a loud drill outside
- writing in ALL CAPS
- talking on the phone
- the phone call
- tapping your watch
- written
- written
- visual
- a thumbs-up
- verbal communication
- feeling too shy to talk
- True
- False
- a bar chart
- an unclear note
- messy, rushed writing
- a no-entry symbol
- True
- a physical barrier
- False
- False
- False
- a pat on the back
- you can read it again
- an emotional barrier
- the feedback
- True
- a birthday card message
- True
- using polite words
- a language barrier
- verbal
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