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