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