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