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