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