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