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