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) no communication (b) written communication (c) visual communication (d) verbal communication
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a thumbs-up (c) talking on the phone (d) a smile
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 6.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) you can read it again (c) nobody can read it (d) it has no words
- 7.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a note in the diary (c) a thumbs-up (d) a picture timetable
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a shrug (b) asking the way aloud (c) a notice on the board (d) a map
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a notice on the board (c) asking the way aloud (d) telling a story aloud
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) an email (b) a notice on the board (c) a speech in assembly (d) a frown
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 16.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) charts need no data (c) it looks longer (d) it hides the data
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) chatting with a friend (c) a bar chart (d) telling a story aloud
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a picture timetable (c) a text message (d) a frown
- 25.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a thumbs-up (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a note in the diary
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) telling a story aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a wave goodbye
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a map (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a diagram of a plant
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a speech in assembly (c) a letter to Nani (d) answering aloud in class
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 31.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a birthday card message (d) a letter to Nani
- 33.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “a bar chart” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a smile (c) answering aloud in class (d) crossing your arms
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) a picture timetable
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 38.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) stop (c) turn left (d) go
- 40.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- verbal communication
- non-verbal
- talking on the phone
- non-verbal
- written
- you can read it again
- False
- a picture timetable
- spoken (verbal)
- a shrug
- a notice on the board
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- a frown
- visual
- numbers are easy to see
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- a bar chart
- written
- written
- visual
- non-verbal
- a text message
- False
- a diagram of a plant
- a wave goodbye
- a text message
- a letter to Nani
- written
- visual
- asking the way aloud
- True
- True
- answering aloud in class
- a note in the diary
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- stop
- True
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