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