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