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