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