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