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 visual communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a note in the diary (c) chatting with a friend (d) a bar chart
- 3.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a map (c) answering aloud in class (d) a speech in assembly
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) talking on the phone (c) answering aloud in class (d) a diagram of a plant
- 6.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) nodding your head (c) a shrug (d) asking the way aloud
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a thumbs-up (c) nodding your head (d) a speech in assembly
- 11.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) you can read it again (c) nobody can read it (d) it has no words
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) asking the way aloud (c) a thumbs-up (d) a wave goodbye
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 20.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it looks longer (c) it hides the data (d) numbers are easy to see
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a speech in assembly (c) a notice on the board (d) a frown
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a text message (c) a bar chart (d) a traffic light
- 24.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “a map” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a wave goodbye (d) a shrug
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a thumbs-up (c) a text message (d) talking on the phone
- 30.True or false: “a map” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) crossing your arms (c) a picture timetable (d) a speech in assembly
- 33.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a bar chart” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 37.True or false: “nodding your head” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) an email (c) asking the way aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 39.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a frown (b) a no-entry symbol (c) talking on the phone (d) nodding your head
Answer key
- non-verbal
- a bar chart
- True
- a map
- a diagram of a plant
- True
- False
- asking the way aloud
- visual
- a speech in assembly
- you can read it again
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- asking the way aloud
- written
- False
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- numbers are easy to see
- a notice on the board
- spoken (verbal)
- a text message
- False
- True
- verbal communication
- a no-entry symbol
- written
- talking on the phone
- False
- True
- crossing your arms
- True
- True
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- an email
- False
- a no-entry symbol
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