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