Class 10th Communication Skills
MCQ and Question and Answer.
A. Multiple Choice Questions
Read the questions carefully and circle the letter (a), (b), (c) or (d) that best answers the question.
1. Which of the following is NOT an element of communication within the communication process cycle?
- (a) Channel
- (b) Receiver
- (c) Sender
- (d) Time
Ans: (d) Time
2. You need to apply leave at work. Which method of communication will you use?
- (a) e-mail
- (b) Poster
- (c) Newsletter
- (d) Blog
Ans: (a) e-mail
3. By which action can senders send their messages?
- (a) Gestures
- (b) Speaking
- (c) Reading
- (d) Writing
Ans: (c) Reading
4. Which of the following is an example of oral communication?
- (a) Newspapers
- (b) Letters
- (c) Phone call
- (d) e-mail
Ans: (c) Phone call
5. What are the types of words we should use for verbal communication?
- (a) Acronyms
- (b) Simple
- (c) Technical
- (d) Jargons
Ans: (b) Simple
6. Why do we use e-mails?
- (a) To communicate with many people at the same time
- (b) To share documents and files
- (c) To talk in real-time
- (d) To keep a record of communication
Ans: (b) To share documents and files
7. Which of these is a positive facial expression?
- (a) Frowning while concentrating
- (b) Maintaining eye contact
- (c) Smiling continuously
- (d) Rolling up your eyes
Ans: (b) Maintaining eye contact
8. What does an upright (straight) body posture convey?
- (a) Pride
- (b) Professionalism
- (c) Confidence
- (d) Humility
Ans: (c) Confidence
9. Which of these is NOT an appropriate non-verbal communication at work?
- (a) Keeping hands in pockets while talking
- (b) Talking at moderate speed
- (c) Sitting straight
- (d) Tilting head a bit to listen
Ans: (a) Keeping hands in pockets while talking
10. Which of the following statement is true about communication?
- (a) 50% of our communication is non-verbal
- (b) 20% communication is done using body movements
- (c) 5% communication is done using voice
- (d) 7% communication is done using words
Ans: (d) 7% communication is done using words
A. Multiple Choice Questions (11–20)
11. Which of these are examples of positive feedback?
- (a) Excellent, your work has improved.
- (b) I noticed your dedication towards the project.
- (c) You are always doing it the wrong way.
- (d) All of the above
Ans: (a) Excellent, your work has improved.
12. Which of these are examples of negative feedback?
- (a) I hate to tell you this but your drawing skills are poor.
- (b) You can surely improve your drawing.
- (c) This is a good drawing but you can do better.
- (d) None of the above
Ans: (a) I hate to tell you this but your drawing skills are poor.
13. Which of the following are effective components of a good feedback?
- (a) Detailed and time consuming
- (b) Direct and honest
- (c) Specific
- (d) Opinion-based
Ans: (c) Specific
14. Which of these is NOT a common communication barrier?
- (a) Linguistic barrier
- (b) Interpersonal barrier
- (c) Financial barrier
- (d) Organisational barrier
Ans: (c) Financial barrier
15. Which of these are ways to overcome communication barriers?
- (a) Respecting each other’s differences
- (b) Using a translator
- (c) Not communicating at all
- (d) Using your own language for comfort
Ans: (b) Using a translator
16. In which of the following, the underlined word is an adjective?
- (a) Radha has a red dress.
- (b) I can speak French.
- (c) The Girl on the Train is a best-seller.
- (d) Abdul can swim fast.
Ans: (d) Abdul can swim fast.
17. Which of these sentences is capitalised correctly?
- (a) Ravi and i are going to the movies.
- (b) Salim is visiting India in july.
- (c) The Tiger is a strong animal.
- (d) She is arriving on Monday.
Ans: (d) She is arriving on Monday.
18. Which of these sentences are punctuated correctly?
- (a) When is the party.
- (b) I had bread omelette and a Banana for breakfast.
- (c) I am so excited about my first foreign trip!
- (d) This is Abdul’s notebook.
Ans: (d) This is Abdul’s notebook.
19. In which of these sentences can you find an adverb?
- (a) Divya drinks milk every day.
- (b) Sanjay gifted me a new pen.
- (c) I opened the door lock.
- (d) Sita is 5-feet tall.
Ans: (a) Divya drinks milk every day.
20. Identify the object, verb and subject in the sentence, ‘The car crashed into a tree.’
- (a) Object: a tree; Verb: crashed; Subject: the car
- (b) Object: the car; Verb: crashed; Subject: a tree
- (c) Object: crashed; Verb: the tree; Subject: the car
- (d) Object: crashed; Verb: the car; Subject: the tree
Ans: (a) Object: a tree; Verb: crashed; Subject: the car
A. Multiple Choice Questions (21–23)
21. Identify the indirect object in the sentence, ‘The band played music for the audience.’
- (a) The band
- (b) played
- (c) music
- (d) audience
Ans: (d) audience
22. Which of these is an imperative sentence?
- (a) Switch off the fan.
- (b) Sheila has gone to the market.
- (c) Where are my pen colours?
- (d) Oh no! I missed my flight.
Ans: (a) Switch off the fan.
23. Which of these sentences is in active voice?
- (a) A movie is being watched by them.
- (b) The car was repaired by Raju.
- (c) He is reading a book.
- (d) The thief was being chased by a policeman.
Ans: (c) He is reading a book.
MCQs QUESTIONS (Set 02)
A. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is not an advantage of verbal communication?
- (a) Communication is interactive
- (b) Requires proximity
- (c) Instant feedback
- (d) Quick way to communicate
Ans: (b) Requires proximity
2. A _________________ feedback follows a pre-set format using which the receiver frames feedback and sends.
- (a) informal
- (b) descriptive
- (c) formal
- (d) non-descriptive
Ans: (c) formal
3. Lack of confidence makes communication difficult for some people. This is an example of which type of barrier in communication?
- (a) Personal factors
- (b) Past experiences
- (c) Prejudice
- (d) Environmental factors
Ans: (a) Personal factors
4. My father has gifted me a new smart phone. Identify the type of sentence.
- (a) Assertive
- (b) Imperative
- (c) Exclamatory
- (d) None of these
Ans: (a) Assertive
5. _____________ is a part of the predicate. It tells about the things being acted upon by the verb.
- (a) Subject
- (b) Predicate
- (c) Object
- (d) Adverb
Ans: (c) Object
6. Could I have __________ milk in my tea, please?
- (a) a little
- (b) a few
- (c) much
- (d) several
Ans: (a) a little
7. Which of the following is not a type of written communication?
- (a) Newsletter
- (b) Media release
- (c) Manuals
- (d) Illustrations
Ans: (d) Illustrations
8. _____________ is the important aspect of our personality and how our image is formed among people.
- (a) Body language
- (b) Written communication
- (c) Visual communication
- (d) None of these
Ans: (a) Body language
9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of feedback?
- (a) Intention
- (b) Specific
- (c) Length
- (d) Clarity
Ans: (c) Length
10. “Good job! Congratulations!” is a type of ___________ feedback.
- (a) formal
- (b) informal
- (c) specific
- (d) descriptive
Ans: (b) informal
A. Multiple Choice Questions (11–15)
11. Which of the following is not a 7C’s of effective communication?
- (a) Complexity
- (b) Clarity
- (c) Completeness
- (d) Courtesy
Ans: (a) Complexity
12. A/An __________ phrase will contain a noun or pronoun along with a participle. It is generally separated by commas.
- (a) infinitive
- (b) absolute
- (c) gerund
- (d) noun
Ans: (b) absolute
13. An ___________ is a piece of writing intended for publishing in a newspaper or magazine.
- (a) introduction
- (b) essay
- (c) article
- (d) None of these
Ans: (c) article
14. Have you received the latest news about the match? Identify the parts of speech of the underlined word.
- (a) Adverb
- (b) Conjunction
- (c) Interjection
- (d) Adjective
Ans: (d) Adjective
15. Which of these sentences is in active voice?
- (a) A movie is being watched by them.
- (b) The car was repaired by Raju.
- (c) He is reading a book.
- (d) The thief was being chased by a policeman.
Ans: (c) He is reading a book.