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) a no-entry symbol (b) a bar chart (c) a diagram of a plant (d) nodding your head
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 3.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) turn left (c) hurry up (d) go
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a frown (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a notice on the board
- 5.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) telling a story aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a text message
- 7.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) nodding your head (c) a smile (d) a notice on the board
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a speech in assembly (c) chatting with a friend (d) a diagram of a plant
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a frown (c) a shrug (d) a no-entry symbol
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a text message (c) a map (d) a thumbs-up
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a shrug (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a diagram of a plant
- 14.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 17.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) charts need no data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it hides the data
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 19.True or false: “talking on the phone” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) visual (c) verbal (d) non-verbal
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 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) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 24.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “nodding your head” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) you can read it again (b) nobody can read it (c) it is always faster (d) it has no words
- 27.True or false: “an email” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a shrug (c) a frown (d) a picture timetable
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) an email (b) a note in the diary (c) a traffic light (d) a smile
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) telling a story aloud (c) a speech in assembly (d) a bar chart
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) an email (b) a thumbs-up (c) a frown (d) asking the way aloud
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a note in the diary (c) answering aloud in class (d) an email
- 36.True or false: “a note in the diary” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) a thumbs-up (c) chatting with a friend (d) a traffic light
- 39.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
Answer key
- nodding your head
- visual
- stop
- a diagram of a plant
- False
- a text message
- True
- a notice on the board
- visual
- a diagram of a plant
- a no-entry symbol
- a map
- a shrug
- True
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- numbers are easy to see
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- visual
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- False
- False
- you can read it again
- False
- True
- a picture timetable
- non-verbal
- visual
- a traffic light
- a bar chart
- an email
- answering aloud in class
- False
- False
- chatting with a friend
- False
- non-verbal
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