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) verbal (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 2.✉️ 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
- 3.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 4.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a frown (c) a shrug (d) a smile
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) chatting with a friend (c) telling a story aloud (d) a shrug
- 7.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “a birthday card message” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) telling a story aloud (c) talking on the phone (d) answering aloud in class
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) telling a story aloud (c) a picture timetable (d) a bar chart
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) answering aloud in class (c) a speech in assembly (d) a letter to Nani
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) nodding your head (c) answering aloud in class (d) a thumbs-up
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a shrug (b) a speech in assembly (c) a letter to Nani (d) a wave goodbye
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 16.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) visual communication (c) verbal communication (d) written communication
- 17.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) verbal
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a bar chart (c) nodding your head (d) crossing your arms
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) talking on the phone (c) an email (d) a notice on the board
- 20.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “a notice on the board” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a traffic light (d) telling a story aloud
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) a smile (d) asking the way aloud
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 25.True or false: “a frown” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a map (c) a traffic light (d) an email
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) chatting with a friend (c) a shrug (d) talking on the phone
- 29.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “a birthday card message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a wave goodbye (c) crossing your arms (d) a no-entry symbol
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a wave goodbye (c) a letter to Nani (d) an email
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) an email (c) a note in the diary (d) a diagram of a plant
- 34.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a frown” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a speech in assembly (c) a shrug (d) a traffic light
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) talking on the phone (c) chatting with a friend (d) asking the way aloud
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
Answer key
- non-verbal
- you can read it again
- written
- False
- a picture timetable
- a shrug
- True
- False
- a frown
- telling a story aloud
- a letter to Nani
- spoken (verbal)
- answering aloud in class
- a letter to Nani
- spoken (verbal)
- verbal communication
- visual
- a bar chart
- talking on the phone
- True
- False
- telling a story aloud
- a smile
- written
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- an email
- a diagram of a plant
- False
- False
- a no-entry symbol
- a wave goodbye
- a diagram of a plant
- True
- False
- False
- non-verbal
- a note in the diary
- a note in the diary
- non-verbal
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