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.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) answering aloud in class (c) chatting with a friend (d) a bar chart
- 3.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a thumbs-up (c) nodding your head (d) a smile
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a map (c) asking the way aloud (d) a text message
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a birthday card message (c) a letter to Nani (d) a speech in assembly
- 8.True or false: “a map” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 10.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a text message (d) a smile
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a traffic light (c) answering aloud in class (d) a bar chart
- 15.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) hurry up (c) turn left (d) go
- 16.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) chatting with a friend (c) asking the way aloud (d) a speech in assembly
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a map (b) chatting with a friend (c) a speech in assembly (d) a shrug
- 19.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) visual (c) verbal (d) non-verbal
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) asking the way aloud (c) a notice on the board (d) telling a story aloud
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) chatting with a friend (c) a picture timetable (d) a bar chart
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a bar chart (c) a text message (d) a no-entry symbol
- 25.✉️ 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
- 26.True or false: “nodding your head” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) an email (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a map
- 29.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a traffic light (d) a bar chart
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) asking the way aloud (c) a map (d) a bar chart
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) a shrug (c) a no-entry symbol (d) telling a story aloud
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 35.True or false: “a shrug” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a note in the diary (c) a traffic light (d) answering aloud in class
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 38.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a notice on the board (c) a speech in assembly (d) a picture timetable
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a shrug (c) a thumbs-up (d) a traffic light
Answer key
- False
- a bar chart
- non-verbal
- asking the way aloud
- a text message
- spoken (verbal)
- a speech in assembly
- True
- visual
- True
- True
- True
- a smile
- answering aloud in class
- stop
- verbal communication
- a diagram of a plant
- a shrug
- visual
- a notice on the board
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- chatting with a friend
- a text message
- you can read it again
- False
- non-verbal
- an email
- True
- non-verbal
- talking on the phone
- asking the way aloud
- telling a story aloud
- non-verbal
- False
- a traffic light
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- a picture timetable
- answering aloud in class
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