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