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: “a letter to Nani” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 3.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 4.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) verbal
- 5.True or false: “a text message” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a shrug (c) a text message (d) an email
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) chatting with a friend (c) an email (d) a frown
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) chatting with a friend (c) a wave goodbye (d) a frown
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 12.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) charts need no data (c) it looks longer (d) numbers are easy to see
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a smile (d) a birthday card message
- 14.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) visual communication (c) no communication (d) verbal communication
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 16.True or false: “a birthday card message” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 18.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) you can read it again (b) it has no words (c) nobody can read it (d) it is always faster
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a traffic light (b) a shrug (c) chatting with a friend (d) a text message
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) an email (b) a thumbs-up (c) a shrug (d) a speech in assembly
- 23.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) stop (c) turn left (d) hurry up
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a birthday card message (c) a frown (d) an email
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a text message (c) a letter to Nani (d) a notice on the board
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a note in the diary (c) a shrug (d) a text message
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) telling a story aloud (c) a smile (d) a note in the diary
- 30.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “a birthday card message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) verbal (d) visual
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 35.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a shrug (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) a letter to Nani
- 38.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) telling a story aloud
Answer key
- False
- visual
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- a bar chart
- an email
- non-verbal
- chatting with a friend
- non-verbal
- numbers are easy to see
- asking the way aloud
- verbal communication
- non-verbal
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- you can read it again
- a traffic light
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- a speech in assembly
- stop
- a smile
- a frown
- a thumbs-up
- a shrug
- written
- a smile
- False
- True
- True
- visual
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- False
- a letter to Nani
- True
- non-verbal
- a letter to Nani
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