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