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