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