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