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