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