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