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