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