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 is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) crossing your arms
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) telling a story aloud (c) a speech in assembly (d) chatting with a friend
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) talking on the phone (c) chatting with a friend (d) telling a story aloud
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 5.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) nodding your head (c) an email (d) a smile
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a text message (d) an email
- 9.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) visual communication (c) no communication (d) verbal communication
- 11.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a smile (d) crossing your arms
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a smile (c) a birthday card message (d) answering aloud in class
- 15.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) stop (c) hurry up (d) turn left
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a notice on the board (c) a letter to Nani (d) a birthday card message
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a letter to Nani (c) a shrug (d) a picture timetable
- 18.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 19.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) you can read it again (c) it is always faster (d) nobody can read it
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a speech in assembly (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a thumbs-up
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a traffic light (b) chatting with a friend (c) nodding your head (d) a speech in assembly
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a birthday card message (c) nodding your head (d) a map
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) an email (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a note in the diary
- 25.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “an email” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📊 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
- 28.True or false: “a shrug” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 30.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a notice on the board (c) a speech in assembly (d) answering aloud in class
- 32.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a smile (c) a note in the diary (d) a birthday card message
- 34.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) answering aloud in class (c) a wave goodbye (d) asking the way aloud
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a frown (c) an email (d) a notice on the board
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
Answer key
- crossing your arms
- a thumbs-up
- a birthday card message
- visual
- True
- written
- an email
- a no-entry symbol
- True
- verbal communication
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- a no-entry symbol
- a smile
- stop
- a bar chart
- a shrug
- True
- you can read it again
- a thumbs-up
- a traffic light
- written
- nodding your head
- a diagram of a plant
- False
- False
- numbers are easy to see
- False
- visual
- True
- a notice on the board
- False
- a smile
- False
- non-verbal
- visual
- a wave goodbye
- a frown
- written
- non-verbal
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