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