Written Communication Worksheet for Kids
Communication tip (Nothing left to guess): Clear writing habits: short, clear sentences, checking the spelling, saying who it is from, adding date and time, using polite words, reading it once more. Poor writing habits: writing in ALL CAPS, no greeting at all, too many emojis, missing key details, one very long sentence, slang to elders. A clear note answers who, what, when and where: “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.”
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- 1.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no greeting at all? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 2.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) saying who it is from (b) no name at the end (c) neat handwriting (d) adding date and time
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) missing key details (b) messy, rushed writing (c) using polite words (d) slang to elders
- 4.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) using polite words (c) missing key details (d) too many emojis
- 5.🕑 Kabir writes: “Meet me after school.” What is missing? (a) a joke (b) the place (c) his feelings (d) an emoji
- 6.True or false: “missing key details” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) no names (b) who, what, when, where (c) a long story (d) only emojis
- 8.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Gimme” (b) “Oi” (c) “Yo” (d) “Please”
- 9.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one idea per line (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) missing key details (d) too many emojis
- 10.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Sir, I was absent on Monday. May I get the maths homework? — Tara, 5A” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 11.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 12.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) harder words (b) no full stops (c) more capital letters (d) short sentences
- 13.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: one very long sentence? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 14.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) too many emojis (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) short, clear sentences (d) one very long sentence
- 15.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 16.True or false: “neat handwriting” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Meet there at the time.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 18.True or false: “Bring the stuff tomorrow.” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 20.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 21.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) too many emojis (b) checking the spelling (c) adding date and time (d) one idea per line
- 22.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) short, clear sentences (b) adding date and time (c) messy, rushed writing (d) checking the spelling
- 23.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 24.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) using polite words (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) adding date and time (d) one idea per line
- 25.True or false: “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” is an unclear note. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “short, clear sentences” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “Thx 4 the thing” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) neat handwriting (b) too many emojis (c) checking the spelling (d) reading it once more
- 30.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) missing key details (b) no name at the end (c) reading it once more (d) no greeting at all
- 31.True or false: “messy, rushed writing” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it saves time (b) it is too quiet (c) it feels like shouting (d) it looks neat
- 33.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: adding date and time? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once more (b) using polite words (c) messy, rushed writing (d) checking the spelling
- 35.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many emojis (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) no greeting at all (d) reading it once more
- 37.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) one idea per line (c) saying who it is from (d) using polite words
- 38.True or false: “Dear Nani, thank you for the storybook. I read it in two days! — Ishaan” is a clear note. (a) True (b) False
- 39.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) no name at the end (c) missing key details (d) saying who it is from
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying who it is from (b) slang to elders (c) neat handwriting (d) short, clear sentences
Answer key
- poor writing habit
- no name at the end
- using polite words
- using polite words
- the place
- False
- who, what, when, where
- “Please”
- one idea per line
- a clear note
- a clear note
- short sentences
- poor writing habit
- short, clear sentences
- poor writing habit
- True
- an unclear note
- True
- a clear note
- clear writing habit
- too many emojis
- messy, rushed writing
- clear writing habit
- writing in ALL CAPS
- False
- False
- True
- False
- too many emojis
- reading it once more
- False
- it feels like shouting
- clear writing habit
- messy, rushed writing
- False
- reading it once more
- slang to elders
- True
- saying who it is from
- slang to elders
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