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