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.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) adding date and time (b) no greeting at all (c) reading it once more (d) short, clear sentences
- 2.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) neat handwriting (b) one idea per line (c) adding date and time (d) messy, rushed writing
- 3.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) no greeting at all (b) saying who it is from (c) too many emojis (d) no name at the end
- 4.🙏 Writing to an elder, which word is best to use? (a) “Gimme” (b) “Please” (c) “Yo” (d) “Oi”
- 5.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Thx 4 the thing” (a) an unclear note (b) a clear note
- 6.✂️ Your message is very long and confusing. What helps? (a) no full stops (b) more capital letters (c) short sentences (d) harder words
- 7.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: short, clear sentences? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the spelling (b) adding date and time (c) neat handwriting (d) messy, rushed writing
- 9.True or false: “neat handwriting” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.📝 What should a good note to a friend include? (a) a long story (b) no names (c) who, what, when, where (d) only emojis
- 11.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: missing key details? (a) clear writing habit (b) poor writing habit
- 12.📝 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
- 13.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) checking the spelling (b) one very long sentence (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) too many emojis
- 14.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) too many emojis (b) no greeting at all (c) slang to elders (d) reading it once more
- 15.True or false: “missing key details” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “slang to elders” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📝 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
- 18.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is a clear note. (a) False (b) True
- 19.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
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the spelling (b) short, clear sentences (c) reading it once more (d) missing key details
- 21.📝 Is this a clear note or an unclear note? “Practice changed!!!” (a) a clear note (b) an unclear note
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using polite words (b) no greeting at all (c) writing in ALL CAPS (d) missing key details
- 23.True or false: “short, clear sentences” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.✏️ Which of these is a clear writing habit? (a) slang to elders (b) short, clear sentences (c) one very long sentence (d) missing key details
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying who it is from (b) no name at the end (c) one very long sentence (d) slang to elders
- 26.True or false: “checking the spelling” is a poor writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) neat handwriting (b) reading it once more (c) adding date and time (d) one very long sentence
- 28.True or false: “one idea per line” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “adding date and time” is a poor writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “one very long sentence” is a clear writing habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “adding date and time” is a clear writing habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding date and time (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) using polite words (d) checking the spelling
- 33.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: one very long sentence? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 34.True or false: “Practice changed!!!” is an unclear note. (a) True (b) False
- 35.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: writing in ALL CAPS? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 36.✏️ Clear or poor writing habit: reading it once more? (a) poor writing habit (b) clear writing habit
- 37.✏️ Which of these is a poor writing habit? (a) reading it once more (b) writing in ALL CAPS (c) short, clear sentences (d) checking the spelling
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) messy, rushed writing (b) no greeting at all (c) short, clear sentences (d) slang to elders
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying who it is from (b) no name at the end (c) neat handwriting (d) reading it once more
- 40.🔠 Why avoid writing a whole message in CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) it feels like shouting (b) it looks neat (c) it saves time (d) it is too quiet
Answer key
- no greeting at all
- messy, rushed writing
- saying who it is from
- “Please”
- an unclear note
- short sentences
- clear writing habit
- messy, rushed writing
- False
- who, what, when, where
- poor writing habit
- a clear note
- checking the spelling
- reading it once more
- False
- False
- a clear note
- False
- False
- missing key details
- an unclear note
- using polite words
- False
- short, clear sentences
- saying who it is from
- False
- one very long sentence
- False
- False
- False
- True
- writing in ALL CAPS
- poor writing habit
- True
- poor writing habit
- clear writing habit
- writing in ALL CAPS
- short, clear sentences
- no name at the end
- it feels like shouting
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