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