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