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