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