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