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