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