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