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