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.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “a traffic light” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a picture timetable” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) answering aloud in class (c) chatting with a friend (d) a frown
- 5.True or false: “an email” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a smile (c) a note in the diary (d) nodding your head
- 7.📊 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
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 10.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) verbal
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 12.True or false: “a note in the diary” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 15.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 16.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a shrug (b) a traffic light (c) a no-entry symbol (d) talking on the phone
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) talking on the phone (c) a wave goodbye (d) asking the way aloud
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a text message (d) a letter to Nani
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 23.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 25.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a thumbs-up (c) a bar chart (d) a birthday card message
- 27.True or false: “a map” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “talking on the phone” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) a birthday card message (d) asking the way aloud
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) asking the way aloud (c) a frown (d) a smile
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a traffic light (c) a speech in assembly (d) a birthday card message
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a notice on the board (d) a bar chart
- 34.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) no communication (c) verbal communication (d) visual communication
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a traffic light (d) a notice on the board
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a note in the diary (c) a bar chart (d) a letter to Nani
- 37.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) turn left (c) hurry up (d) go
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) telling a story aloud (c) asking the way aloud (d) a map
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) answering aloud in class (c) a wave goodbye (d) an email
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a wave goodbye (c) crossing your arms (d) a smile
Answer key
- False
- False
- False
- a frown
- False
- chatting with a friend
- numbers are easy to see
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- visual
- non-verbal
- visual
- talking on the phone
- non-verbal
- written
- a wave goodbye
- a no-entry symbol
- non-verbal
- visual
- True
- visual
- True
- a bar chart
- True
- False
- a birthday card message
- asking the way aloud
- a birthday card message
- non-verbal
- a notice on the board
- verbal communication
- a notice on the board
- a bar chart
- stop
- a thumbs-up
- a wave goodbye
- talking on the phone
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