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