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.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it hides the data (c) it looks longer (d) numbers are easy to see
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 3.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 4.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) a diagram of a plant (c) chatting with a friend (d) a frown
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a frown (c) a smile (d) a thumbs-up
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a bar chart (c) chatting with a friend (d) a frown
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 9.True or false: “a text message” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) an email (c) a smile (d) a bar chart
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) a smile (c) a wave goodbye (d) answering aloud in class
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a map (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a smile
- 15.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 16.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a smile (b) a birthday card message (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a wave goodbye
- 17.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) visual communication (c) written communication (d) verbal communication
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) an email (b) crossing your arms (c) a birthday card message (d) talking on the phone
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 22.True or false: “an email” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) turn left (c) stop (d) go
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) a birthday card message (c) an email (d) a notice on the board
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) crossing your arms (c) a thumbs-up (d) nodding your head
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a letter to Nani (c) a thumbs-up (d) a note in the diary
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a frown (c) a bar chart (d) asking the way aloud
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a letter to Nani (c) a diagram of a plant (d) asking the way aloud
- 30.True or false: “a text message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) an email (c) a picture timetable (d) telling a story aloud
- 32.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a thumbs-up (c) a smile (d) a letter to Nani
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) talking on the phone (c) a smile (d) a map
- 36.True or false: “a traffic light” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 40.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- numbers are easy to see
- visual
- written
- visual
- chatting with a friend
- an email
- a bar chart
- written
- False
- a smile
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- answering aloud in class
- a smile
- non-verbal
- a birthday card message
- verbal communication
- written
- crossing your arms
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- False
- stop
- a shrug
- chatting with a friend
- spoken (verbal)
- a thumbs-up
- asking the way aloud
- a letter to Nani
- False
- an email
- True
- visual
- a letter to Nani
- a map
- False
- True
- written
- non-verbal
- True
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