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