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