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