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