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