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 diagram of a plant” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.✉️ 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
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a traffic light (d) a map
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a bar chart (c) telling a story aloud (d) talking on the phone
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) a picture timetable
- 7.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it looks longer
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a picture timetable (c) a map (d) a traffic light
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) a notice on the board
- 10.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) verbal
- 11.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) stop (c) hurry up (d) turn left
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a thumbs-up (c) a shrug (d) asking the way aloud
- 14.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “a note in the diary” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a thumbs-up (c) a smile (d) a picture timetable
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a letter to Nani (c) chatting with a friend (d) a diagram of a plant
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a traffic light (c) a map (d) a no-entry symbol
- 21.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) a birthday card message (c) a speech in assembly (d) a no-entry symbol
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a bar chart (d) crossing your arms
- 24.True or false: “nodding your head” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) an email (c) a picture timetable (d) a bar chart
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a traffic light (c) talking on the phone (d) telling a story aloud
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a text message (b) chatting with a friend (c) a letter to Nani (d) a smile
- 30.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) no communication (c) visual communication (d) verbal communication
- 33.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) asking the way aloud (c) a notice on the board (d) a wave goodbye
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) crossing your arms (c) a shrug (d) a birthday card message
- 39.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a no-entry symbol (c) talking on the phone (d) crossing your arms
Answer key
- False
- True
- you can read it again
- chatting with a friend
- a bar chart
- a notice on the board
- numbers are easy to see
- answering aloud in class
- a notice on the board
- visual
- stop
- spoken (verbal)
- asking the way aloud
- False
- False
- a letter to Nani
- non-verbal
- a diagram of a plant
- non-verbal
- a thumbs-up
- True
- a speech in assembly
- crossing your arms
- False
- True
- an email
- written
- nodding your head
- a smile
- True
- False
- verbal communication
- non-verbal
- written
- a wave goodbye
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- a birthday card message
- True
- a no-entry symbol
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