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