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