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 a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
- 2.📡 Which of these is the channel? (a) a handwritten letter (b) the audience at a show (c) an answer to the sender (d) the idea being shared
- 3.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
- 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
- 5.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or put it into words? (a) the receiver gets it (b) put it into words
- 6.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
- 8.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one very long sentence (b) neat handwriting (c) too many emojis (d) missing key details
- 9.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
- 10.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
- 11.🙂 Words and face disagree: “I’m fine,” with a sad face. What do people usually believe? (a) the spelling (b) the words only (c) the volume only (d) the face and body
- 12.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) missing key details (b) no greeting at all (c) no name at the end (d) checking the spelling
- 13.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) saying nothing ever (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) asking a stranger
- 14.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: raised eyebrows? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal
- 15.📡 Which part of communication is a nod meaning “got it”? (a) the channel (b) the message (c) the feedback (d) the sender
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an answer to the sender (b) a phone call (c) a nod meaning “got it” (d) the reply sent back
- 17.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is nervous? (a) laughing with friends (b) doodling, not looking up (c) clapping with joy (d) a shaky voice
- 18.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) saying “yes” (b) a thumbs-up (c) a phone call (d) reading aloud
- 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 20.True or false: “a wink” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is happy? (a) doodling, not looking up (b) a shaky voice (c) clapping with joy (d) checking the clock often
- 22.👀 What does this body language usually show: yawning again and again? (a) angry (b) bored (c) happy (d) nervous
- 23.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the news you tell (b) the idea being shared (c) the information sent (d) the writer of a note
- 25.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) nodding your head (c) talking on the phone (d) telling a story aloud
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an answer to the sender (b) the one who reads it (c) the person who listens (d) the audience at a show
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
- 29.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: asking “Can I help?”? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 30.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) short, clear sentences (b) adding date and time (c) reading it once more (d) too many emojis
- 31.True or false: here the words and body match. “I’m sorry,” he says, smirking at his friend. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Gimme” (b) “Oi” (c) “Please” (d) “Yo”
- 33.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) a little happy jump (b) sweaty, shaky hands (c) stamping feet (d) checking the clock often
- 34.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 35.🗣️ Which of these is verbal communication? (a) a pat on the back (b) pointing at the door (c) whispering a secret (d) raised eyebrows
- 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 37.True or false: in communication, “the news you tell” is the feedback. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying who it is from (b) reading it once more (c) messy, rushed writing (d) short, clear sentences
- 39.🎭 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
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) an email (b) chatting with a friend (c) a traffic light (d) a note in the diary
Answer key
- honking traffic
- a handwritten letter
- local words they lack
- a physical barrier
- put it into words
- visual
- hard technical words
- neat handwriting
- calm down first
- a weak network
- the face and body
- checking the spelling
- a quiet word after class
- non-verbal
- the feedback
- a phone call
- a shaky voice
- a thumbs-up
- an emotional barrier
- False
- clapping with joy
- bored
- False
- the writer of a note
- a distraction
- nodding your head
- an answer to the sender
- a closed door between
- verbal
- too many emojis
- False
- “Please”
- checking the clock often
- clear writing habit
- whispering a secret
- a language barrier
- False
- messy, rushed writing
- words and body differ
- chatting with a friend
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