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