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 thumbs-up” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a bar chart (c) a notice on the board (d) an email
- 3.True or false: “a notice on the board” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a smile (c) asking the way aloud (d) a wave goodbye
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a wave goodbye (c) nodding your head (d) a text message
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a speech in assembly (d) a map
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a notice on the board (c) a frown (d) an email
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) talking on the phone (c) nodding your head (d) crossing your arms
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a smile (b) a map (c) a note in the diary (d) a text message
- 10.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) written communication (c) visual communication (d) verbal communication
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a wave goodbye (c) crossing your arms (d) a thumbs-up
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) an email (b) chatting with a friend (c) a bar chart (d) a smile
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) it looks longer (c) numbers are easy to see (d) charts need no data
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) a note in the diary (c) chatting with a friend (d) a traffic light
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a wave goodbye (c) a text message (d) an email
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 20.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 23.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) visual (b) written (c) verbal (d) non-verbal
- 24.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 26.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a smile (b) asking the way aloud (c) a frown (d) a bar chart
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) chatting with a friend (d) nodding your head
- 29.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a birthday card message (c) talking on the phone (d) a thumbs-up
- 31.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a birthday card message (c) a bar chart (d) crossing your arms
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) a shrug (c) a picture timetable (d) a diagram of a plant
- 35.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) stop (c) hurry up (d) turn left
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) a note in the diary (c) talking on the phone (d) a bar chart
- 40.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- a bar chart
- False
- asking the way aloud
- a text message
- a speech in assembly
- a frown
- talking on the phone
- a smile
- False
- verbal communication
- visual
- answering aloud in class
- an email
- written
- numbers are easy to see
- chatting with a friend
- a wave goodbye
- non-verbal
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- a bar chart
- nodding your head
- True
- a thumbs-up
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- crossing your arms
- a shrug
- False
- stop
- written
- written
- talking on the phone
- True
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