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 non-verbal communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) asking the way aloud (c) a letter to Nani (d) chatting with a friend
- 2.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or the receiver replies? (a) the receiver gets it (b) the receiver replies
- 3.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) neat handwriting (b) adding date and time (c) slang to elders (d) using polite words
- 4.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: adding date and time? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 5.True or false: “shouting “Goal!”” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
- 7.📡 Which of these is the sender? (a) the audience at a show (b) the person who speaks (c) a notice board (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
- 9.👀 What does this body language usually show: slumped, half-shut eyes? (a) bored (b) happy (c) nervous (d) angry
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the information sent (b) a text message (c) a notice board (d) a handwritten letter
- 11.📡 Which of these is the message? (a) the caller who rings (b) the one who reads it (c) the news you tell (d) the reply sent back
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a high five (b) a pat on the back (c) reading aloud (d) hands on hips
- 13.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or put it into words? (a) send it by a channel (b) put it into words
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a text message (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a frown (d) an email
- 15.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) biting nails (b) laughing with friends (c) yawning again and again (d) doodling, not looking up
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 17.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a smile (c) talking on the phone (d) a map
- 20.True or false: “messy, rushed writing” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 23.📡 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
- 24.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) an answer to the sender (b) the writer of a note (c) the one who reads it (d) the reply sent back
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the spelling (b) missing key details (c) saying who it is from (d) neat handwriting
- 27.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) a little happy jump (b) sweaty, shaky hands (c) doodling, not looking up (d) yawning again and again
- 29.🧠 Why is feedback useful to the sender? (a) it makes talks longer (b) it shows they understood (c) it adds noise (d) it is never needed
- 30.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one idea per line (b) messy, rushed writing (c) missing key details (d) no name at the end
- 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
- 32.📝 Meera sticks a note on the fridge for Mum: “At Diya’s, back at 6.” Who is the sender? (a) Meera (b) Diya (c) Mum (d) the fridge
- 33.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) verbal
- 34.📡 Which part of communication is a nod meaning “got it”? (a) the feedback (b) the receiver (c) the sender (d) the message
- 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
- 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: in communication, “whoever starts the talk” is the receiver. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: in communication, “whoever starts the talk” is the sender. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
Answer key
- crossing your arms
- the receiver gets it
- slang to elders
- clear writing habit
- True
- feeling very nervous
- the person who speaks
- calm down first
- bored
- the information sent
- the news you tell
- reading aloud
- put it into words
- a diagram of a plant
- laughing with friends
- spoken (verbal)
- use simple words
- written
- a smile
- True
- False
- non-verbal
- send it by a channel
- the one who reads it
- spoken (verbal)
- missing key details
- False
- a little happy jump
- it shows they understood
- one idea per line
- a language barrier
- Meera
- non-verbal
- the feedback
- a loud drill outside
- True
- False
- True
- True
- non-verbal
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