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) written (c) visual (d) verbal
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a map (c) answering aloud in class (d) a frown
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a speech in assembly (c) a letter to Nani (d) a frown
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 6.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a notice on the board (c) a smile (d) chatting with a friend
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a notice on the board (c) a frown (d) crossing your arms
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 11.📊 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
- 12.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “an email” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) telling a story aloud (c) a speech in assembly (d) an email
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 16.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a traffic light (b) a wave goodbye (c) asking the way aloud (d) a birthday card message
- 17.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) asking the way aloud (c) a thumbs-up (d) answering aloud in class
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a bar chart (c) nodding your head (d) crossing your arms
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a notice on the board (c) an email (d) a birthday card message
- 21.✉️ 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
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a traffic light (d) a map
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a text message (c) a wave goodbye (d) a birthday card message
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a bar chart (d) a traffic light
- 26.True or false: “a text message” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) go (c) stop (d) hurry up
- 28.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a traffic light (c) a frown (d) a diagram of a plant
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 33.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 35.True or false: “a traffic light” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a birthday card message (c) a shrug (d) an email
- 37.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) answering aloud in class (c) a frown (d) a map
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a diagram of a plant (c) crossing your arms (d) a frown
Answer key
- non-verbal
- answering aloud in class
- a speech in assembly
- non-verbal
- written
- visual
- a notice on the board
- visual
- a notice on the board
- spoken (verbal)
- numbers are easy to see
- True
- False
- an email
- written
- a traffic light
- False
- a thumbs-up
- a bar chart
- nodding your head
- you can read it again
- a note in the diary
- written
- a wave goodbye
- a text message
- False
- stop
- False
- True
- a frown
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- non-verbal
- False
- a shrug
- True
- visual
- a frown
- a diagram of a plant
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