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