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