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