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) one very long sentence (b) missing key details (c) no greeting at all (d) saying who it is from
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the one who reads it (b) the person who listens (c) an answer to the sender (d) the audience at a show
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
- 4.True or false: “saying who it is from” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “talking on the phone” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Papa (b) the phone call (c) Dadi (d) reaching home
- 7.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 8.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: raised eyebrows? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a handwritten letter (b) talking face to face (c) a text message (d) the one who reads it
- 11.True or false: “missing key details” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a joke (b) shouting “Goal!” (c) whispering a secret (d) a warm hug
- 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
- 14.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) a quiet word after class (b) saying nothing ever (c) shouting in class (d) asking a stranger
- 15.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) go (c) stop (d) hurry up
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the friend who gets it (b) the person who listens (c) the one who reads it (d) the idea being shared
- 17.True or false: in communication, “the person who speaks” is the feedback. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a traffic light (c) a picture timetable (d) a smile
- 19.📡 Which part of communication is a text message? (a) the feedback (b) the receiver (c) the message (d) the channel
- 20.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔁 You explain a game and your friend nods: “Got it!” What is the nod? (a) the channel (b) the sender (c) a barrier (d) feedback
- 22.💡 What is communication? (a) only writing essays (b) sharing ideas (c) only talking loudly (d) keeping secrets
- 23.True or false: in communication, “a handwritten letter” is the feedback. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
- 25.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) charts need no data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it hides the data
- 26.True or false: “Bring the stuff tomorrow.” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: here the words and body differ. “I’m listening,” he says, staring at his phone. (a) True (b) False
- 29.😐 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
- 30.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver replies or put it into words? (a) the receiver replies (b) put it into words
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the spelling (b) no greeting at all (c) slang to elders (d) writing in ALL CAPS
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
- 35.True or false: in communication, “the friend who gets it” is the channel. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 37.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) checking the spelling (b) missing key details (c) adding date and time (d) saying who it is from
- 38.True or false: “Meet there at the time.” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the idea being shared (b) the news you tell (c) the friend who gets it (d) the words of the note
- 40.True or false: “telling a joke” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- saying who it is from
- an answer to the sender
- a loud drill outside
- True
- False
- the phone call
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- a loud drill outside
- the one who reads it
- False
- a warm hug
- calm down first
- a quiet word after class
- stop
- the idea being shared
- False
- a smile
- the channel
- True
- feedback
- sharing ideas
- False
- a physical barrier
- numbers are easy to see
- False
- False
- True
- not much interest
- put it into words
- visual
- checking the spelling
- spoken (verbal)
- local words they lack
- False
- False
- missing key details
- False
- the friend who gets it
- False
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