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 of these is written communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a letter to Nani (c) telling a story aloud (d) a no-entry symbol
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a diagram of a plant (c) asking the way aloud (d) a no-entry symbol
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a text message (c) a note in the diary (d) nodding your head
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) chatting with a friend (c) a thumbs-up (d) telling a story aloud
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 6.True or false: “a frown” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a bar chart (c) a map (d) a birthday card message
- 8.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 11.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a speech in assembly (c) a picture timetable (d) an email
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a smile (b) a picture timetable (c) a text message (d) a speech in assembly
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a wave goodbye (c) a speech in assembly (d) a no-entry symbol
- 15.✉️ 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
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) a traffic light
- 18.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) an email (c) nodding your head (d) talking on the phone
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 21.True or false: “crossing your arms” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a smile (b) a picture timetable (c) a traffic light (d) a text message
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) asking the way aloud (c) a picture timetable (d) talking on the phone
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a shrug (b) talking on the phone (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a note in the diary
- 27.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 28.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) charts need no data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it looks longer
- 29.True or false: “a map” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a birthday card message (c) a notice on the board (d) a bar chart
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a birthday card message (c) a note in the diary (d) a text message
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 33.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) turn left (c) hurry up (d) go
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a picture timetable (c) a shrug (d) asking the way aloud
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a notice on the board (c) a birthday card message (d) a map
- 36.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a birthday card message (c) a picture timetable (d) telling a story aloud
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a traffic light (c) a note in the diary (d) a picture timetable
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
Answer key
- a letter to Nani
- asking the way aloud
- nodding your head
- a thumbs-up
- non-verbal
- True
- a birthday card message
- True
- True
- non-verbal
- True
- an email
- a smile
- a no-entry symbol
- you can read it again
- spoken (verbal)
- a traffic light
- True
- talking on the phone
- visual
- False
- a text message
- a picture timetable
- written
- written
- a diagram of a plant
- visual
- numbers are easy to see
- False
- a bar chart
- a frown
- non-verbal
- stop
- a picture timetable
- a map
- False
- a birthday card message
- non-verbal
- a note in the diary
- spoken (verbal)
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