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 note in the diary (b) a traffic light (c) a map (d) a bar chart
- 2.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a frown (c) a note in the diary (d) a no-entry symbol
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a frown (c) a speech in assembly (d) telling a story aloud
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a map (d) answering aloud in class
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a bar chart (c) a map (d) a no-entry symbol
- 7.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) go (c) hurry up (d) stop
- 8.True or false: “a bar chart” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “a birthday card message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 10.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) you can read it again (b) it has no words (c) nobody can read it (d) it is always faster
- 11.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) a thumbs-up (c) crossing your arms (d) chatting with a friend
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a letter to Nani (c) an email (d) chatting with a friend
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a birthday card message (c) a bar chart (d) a text message
- 17.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) it hides the data (d) it looks longer
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a traffic light (b) an email (c) a letter to Nani (d) a smile
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) talking on the phone (c) a smile (d) telling a story aloud
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 23.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “a picture timetable” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “a smile” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 27.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) visual communication (c) written communication (d) no communication
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) nodding your head (c) a traffic light (d) asking the way aloud
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a birthday card message (c) nodding your head (d) a wave goodbye
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) crossing your arms (c) an email (d) a smile
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a letter to Nani (c) a frown (d) an email
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a notice on the board (c) answering aloud in class (d) telling a story aloud
- 33.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a smile (c) nodding your head (d) a frown
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) telling a story aloud (c) a text message (d) a letter to Nani
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) telling a story aloud (c) a traffic light (d) a speech in assembly
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) telling a story aloud (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a no-entry symbol
- 40.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a note in the diary
- False
- a no-entry symbol
- a notice on the board
- answering aloud in class
- a speech in assembly
- stop
- True
- False
- you can read it again
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- chatting with a friend
- a picture timetable
- non-verbal
- a bar chart
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- spoken (verbal)
- a traffic light
- a smile
- written
- True
- False
- False
- visual
- verbal communication
- asking the way aloud
- a birthday card message
- an email
- a frown
- a notice on the board
- True
- visual
- spoken (verbal)
- a diagram of a plant
- a diagram of a plant
- a traffic light
- telling a story aloud
- True
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