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