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