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