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