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