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