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