Communication Basics Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Communication skills lesson 6: Part 1 test: what communication is · Set 995 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
2. 2.True or false: “reading aloud” is verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 What does this body language usually show: yawning again and again? (a) happy (b) nervous (c) angry (d) bored
4. 4.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
6. 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a picture timetable (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a map
8. 8.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👀 What does this body language usually show: clapping with joy? (a) happy (b) nervous (c) angry (d) bored
10. 10.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) written communication (c) no communication (d) verbal communication
11. 11.True or false: “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) short sentences (b) no full stops (c) harder words (d) more capital letters
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.📡 In communication, which comes first: send it by a channel or the receiver gets it? (a) send it by a channel (b) the receiver gets it
15. 15.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the audience at a show (b) a text message (c) the one who reads it (d) the friend who gets it
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
19. 19.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: slang to elders? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a diagram of a plant (c) chatting with a friend (d) an email
23. 23.True or false: “slang to elders” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📡 In communication, which comes first: think of an idea or put it into words? (a) think of an idea (b) put it into words
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “checking the spelling” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🥱 You are telling a story and your friend keeps yawning. What is the non-verbal message? (a) bored or sleepy (b) wants more (c) very scared (d) very angry
28. 28.True or false: in communication, “a handwritten letter” is the channel. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “saying who it is from” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) neat handwriting (b) no name at the end (c) messy, rushed writing (d) no greeting at all
32. 32.📡 Which part of communication is whoever starts the talk? (a) the channel (b) the sender (c) the feedback (d) the receiver
33. 33.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) an email (b) chatting with a friend (c) a wave goodbye (d) a speech in assembly
34. 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) answering aloud in class (c) a traffic light (d) telling a story aloud
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
37. 37.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Bring the stuff tomorrow.” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
38. 38.True or false: “talking on the phone” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📞 Dadi phones Papa to say she reached home safely. What is the channel? (a) Papa (b) reaching home (c) the phone call (d) Dadi
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at

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