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