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