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