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