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: messy, rushed writing? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 2.True or false: “one very long sentence” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 3.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) no full stops (b) more capital letters (c) short sentences (d) harder words
- 4.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: no name at the end? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 5.True or false: “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 6.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: one very long sentence? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 7.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) saying who it is from (c) neat handwriting (d) adding date and time
- 8.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: checking the spelling? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 9.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Gone out. Back later.” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 10.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) writing in ALL CAPS (b) one very long sentence (c) no greeting at all (d) neat handwriting
- 11.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) who, what, when, where (b) no names (c) only emojis (d) a long story
- 12.True or false: “Class 6B: bring your art file and glue stick on Friday.” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no name at the end (b) messy, rushed writing (c) using polite words (d) missing key details
- 14.True or false: “slang to elders” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) saying who it is from (c) one idea per line (d) reading it once more
- 16.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 17.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: saying who it is from? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 18.True or false: “messy, rushed writing” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📝 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) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using polite words (b) checking the spelling (c) reading it once more (d) too many emojis
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one idea per line (b) saying who it is from (c) no greeting at all (d) adding date and time
- 22.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Thx 4 the thing” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 23.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) saying who it is from (b) messy, rushed writing (c) reading it once more (d) using polite words
- 24.True or false: “one idea per line” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the spelling (b) slang to elders (c) saying who it is from (d) adding date and time
- 26.True or false: “reading it once more” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short, clear sentences (b) reading it once more (c) no name at the end (d) using polite words
- 28.📝 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
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying who it is from (b) one idea per line (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) adding date and time
- 30.True or false: “Mum, I am at Diya’s house on Lane 3. Back by 6 PM. — Aarav” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many emojis (b) missing key details (c) no greeting at all (d) neat handwriting
- 32.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) too many emojis (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) using polite words (d) slang to elders
- 33.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) short, clear sentences (b) one very long sentence (c) too many emojis (d) no greeting at all
- 34.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Oi” (b) “Please” (c) “Yo” (d) “Gimme”
- 35.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) one idea per line (b) too many emojis (c) messy, rushed writing (d) writing in ALL CAPS
- 36.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: using polite words? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 37.True or false: “short, clear sentences” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “Kabir, cricket practice is moved to 4 PM on Saturday.” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 You finish writing a note to your teacher. What next? (a) tear it up (b) read it once more (c) add ten emojis (d) send it at once
- 40.🕑 Kabir writes: “Meet me after school.” What is missing? (a) the place (b) his feelings (c) a joke (d) an emoji
Answer key
- poor writing habit
- False
- short sentences
- poor writing habit
- False
- poor writing habit
- writing in ALL CAPS
- clear writing habit
- an unclear note
- neat handwriting
- who, what, when, where
- True
- using polite words
- False
- slang to elders
- a clear note
- clear writing habit
- True
- a clear note
- too many emojis
- no greeting at all
- an unclear note
- messy, rushed writing
- True
- slang to elders
- False
- no name at the end
- a clear note
- writing in ALL CAPS
- False
- neat handwriting
- using polite words
- short, clear sentences
- “Please”
- one idea per line
- clear writing habit
- True
- True
- read it once more
- the place
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