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