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