Types of Communication Worksheet
Communication tip (Ask how the message travels): Verbal (spoken): talking on the phone, answering aloud in class, telling a story aloud, a speech in assembly. Non-verbal: a smile, a thumbs-up, nodding your head, a frown, crossing your arms, a shrug. Written: a letter, a text message, a note in the diary, an email, a notice on the board. Visual: a map, a bar chart, a traffic light, a diagram of a plant, a no-entry symbol, a picture timetable.
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- 1.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) asking the way aloud (c) a speech in assembly (d) a notice on the board
- 4.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a shrug (c) a bar chart (d) a frown
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a frown (c) talking on the phone (d) a notice on the board
- 8.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) verbal (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a text message (b) a shrug (c) a diagram of a plant (d) telling a story aloud
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a bar chart (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a diagram of a plant
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) crossing your arms (c) a wave goodbye (d) a birthday card message
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 13.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 15.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) an email (c) a frown (d) talking on the phone
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a wave goodbye (c) chatting with a friend (d) telling a story aloud
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a shrug (b) a birthday card message (c) chatting with a friend (d) a map
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) an email (c) telling a story aloud (d) a wave goodbye
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) chatting with a friend (c) a notice on the board (d) a letter to Nani
- 21.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “a map” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it looks longer (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it hides the data
- 25.True or false: “a picture timetable” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a speech in assembly (c) a thumbs-up (d) a picture timetable
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a wave goodbye (c) asking the way aloud (d) a traffic light
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a picture timetable (c) telling a story aloud (d) a note in the diary
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 30.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) it has no words (c) nobody can read it (d) you can read it again
- 31.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) chatting with a friend (c) a smile (d) a speech in assembly
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) an email (c) crossing your arms (d) chatting with a friend
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a text message (c) an email (d) a picture timetable
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a smile (c) a traffic light (d) a shrug
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a letter to Nani (c) crossing your arms (d) a picture timetable
- 39.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
Answer key
- True
- written
- a notice on the board
- False
- a bar chart
- visual
- a frown
- non-verbal
- a diagram of a plant
- a notice on the board
- a birthday card message
- non-verbal
- visual
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- talking on the phone
- a wave goodbye
- a shrug
- a wave goodbye
- a thumbs-up
- False
- True
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- False
- a picture timetable
- a traffic light
- a note in the diary
- spoken (verbal)
- you can read it again
- True
- visual
- a smile
- crossing your arms
- visual
- a picture timetable
- a traffic light
- a letter to Nani
- False
- non-verbal
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