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