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 barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the writer of a note (b) a thumbs-up in return (c) whoever starts the talk (d) the person who speaks
- 3.👀 Which of these usually shows someone is bored? (a) yawning again and again (b) stamping feet (c) laughing with friends (d) a big, bright smile
- 4.True or false: in communication, “the caller who rings” is the channel. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a notice on the board (c) a birthday card message (d) answering aloud in class
- 6.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) no full stops (b) harder words (c) more capital letters (d) short sentences
- 7.📡 Which part of communication is the person who listens? (a) the feedback (b) the receiver (c) the message (d) the channel
- 8.📡 In communication, which comes first: put it into words or send it by a channel? (a) put it into words (b) send it by a channel
- 9.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it is too quiet (b) it looks neat (c) it feels like shouting (d) it saves time
- 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
- 12.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) it hides the data (d) it looks longer
- 14.🗣️ Verbal or non-verbal: a wink? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal
- 15.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “a birthday card message” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a smile (c) a thumbs-up (d) a picture timetable
- 18.👍 Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) reading aloud (b) saying “yes” (c) a thumbs-up (d) a phone call
- 19.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) the phone call (b) Dadi (c) Papa (d) reaching home
- 20.👀 What does this body language usually show: a red face, tight jaw? (a) bored (b) happy (c) nervous (d) angry
- 21.True or false: “a wink” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📡 Which of these is the receiver? (a) a handwritten letter (b) the one who reads it (c) the news you tell (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a picture timetable (c) a speech in assembly (d) a thumbs-up
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 25.True or false: “hands on hips” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📡 In communication, which comes first: the receiver gets it or put it into words? (a) the receiver gets it (b) put it into words
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the reply sent back (b) a nod meaning “got it” (c) the caller who rings (d) a thumbs-up in return
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 29.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using polite words (b) short, clear sentences (c) one idea per line (d) messy, rushed writing
- 32.🗣️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) whispering a secret (b) reading aloud (c) a wink (d) saying “Well done!”
- 33.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) visual
- 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
- 35.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: missing key details? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 36.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 37.True or false: “adding date and time” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “messy, rushed writing” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📡 Which part of communication is the audience at a show? (a) the feedback (b) the sender (c) the channel (d) the receiver
- 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
Answer key
- a physical barrier
- a thumbs-up in return
- yawning again and again
- False
- answering aloud in class
- short sentences
- the receiver
- put it into words
- True
- it feels like shouting
- a loud drill outside
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- non-verbal
- False
- False
- a picture timetable
- a thumbs-up
- the phone call
- angry
- True
- the one who reads it
- a picture timetable
- non-verbal
- False
- put it into words
- the caller who rings
- visual
- False
- a clear note
- messy, rushed writing
- a wink
- visual
- a physical barrier
- poor writing habit
- clear writing habit
- False
- True
- the receiver
- a language barrier
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