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