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