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.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) more capital letters (b) harder words (c) short sentences (d) no full stops
- 2.True or false: “talking on the phone” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 4.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or the receiver gets it? (a) the receiver replies (b) the receiver gets it
- 5.📡 Which part of communication is the news you tell? (a) the receiver (b) the sender (c) the feedback (d) the message
- 6.👀 What does this body language usually show: hiding behind a friend? (a) angry (b) bored (c) nervous (d) happy
- 7.📨 Riya posts a birthday card to her cousin Kabir. Who is the receiver? (a) Riya (b) the postman (c) the card (d) Kabir
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 9.True or false: “one idea per line” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) saying “Well done!” (b) reading aloud (c) raised eyebrows (d) shouting “Goal!”
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a notice on the board (c) a map (d) a note in the diary
- 14.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) hands on hips (b) a high five (c) pointing at the door (d) asking “Can I help?”
- 15.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) the information sent (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) the person who speaks (d) the audience at a show
- 16.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) missing key details (b) messy, rushed writing (c) one idea per line (d) too many emojis
- 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.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 19.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Dadi (b) Papa (c) the phone call (d) reaching home
- 20.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) laughing with friends (b) a shaky voice (c) doodling, not looking up (d) a big, bright smile
- 21.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) a nod meaning “got it” (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) the friend who gets it (d) the news you tell
- 23.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the information sent (b) the person who listens (c) the caller who rings (d) the idea being shared
- 24.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the writer of a note (b) a notice board (c) the reply sent back (d) the person who listens
- 25.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one very long sentence (b) missing key details (c) using polite words (d) slang to elders
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) answering aloud in class (c) a speech in assembly (d) a birthday card message
- 27.📡 Which part of communication is a text message? (a) the channel (b) the feedback (c) the receiver (d) the sender
- 28.👀 What does this body language usually show: sweaty, shaky hands? (a) happy (b) angry (c) bored (d) nervous
- 29.True or false: here the words and body match. “I’m sorry,” he says, smirking at his friend. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
- 31.🎭 Do the words and the body match? “I’m fine,” he says, with tears in his eyes. (a) words and body match (b) words and body differ
- 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
- 33.True or false: in communication, “the news you tell” is the message. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “crossing your arms” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “saying “Well done!”” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
- 38.📡 Which part of communication is the audience at a show? (a) the channel (b) the receiver (c) the sender (d) the message
- 39.True or false: in communication, “the caller who rings” is the sender. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the person who listens (b) the information sent (c) the friend who gets it (d) the audience at a show
Answer key
- short sentences
- False
- being very angry
- the receiver gets it
- the message
- nervous
- Kabir
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- raised eyebrows
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- a map
- asking “Can I help?”
- the audience at a show
- one idea per line
- send it by a channel
- verbal communication
- the phone call
- a shaky voice
- True
- the news you tell
- the caller who rings
- the writer of a note
- using polite words
- a thumbs-up
- the channel
- nervous
- False
- upset after a fight
- words and body differ
- ask what it means
- True
- False
- False
- feeling too shy to talk
- a crackly phone line
- the receiver
- True
- the information sent
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