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) talking on the phone (b) telling a story aloud (c) a shrug (d) answering aloud in class
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) a picture timetable (c) a speech in assembly (d) a text message
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a birthday card message (c) a map (d) a text message
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a smile (c) a text message (d) a picture timetable
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) nodding your head (c) a frown (d) asking the way aloud
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 9.True or false: “talking on the phone” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “a bar chart” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a thumbs-up (c) an email (d) a frown
- 12.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) go (d) stop
- 13.True or false: “talking on the phone” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) crossing your arms (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a frown
- 16.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) an email (b) chatting with a friend (c) a thumbs-up (d) nodding your head
- 17.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 21.True or false: “a bar chart” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) you can read it again (c) nobody can read it (d) it has no words
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a traffic light (c) a note in the diary (d) telling a story aloud
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) telling a story aloud (c) an email (d) a text message
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a text message (b) asking the way aloud (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a bar chart
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) a bar chart (d) telling a story aloud
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) an email (b) a thumbs-up (c) talking on the phone (d) a map
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 33.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 35.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) it looks longer (c) numbers are easy to see (d) charts need no data
- 36.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) no communication (c) visual communication (d) verbal communication
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a birthday card message (c) a picture timetable (d) a note in the diary
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) an email (c) a notice on the board (d) a birthday card message
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a speech in assembly (c) a frown (d) a no-entry symbol
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) crossing your arms (c) a wave goodbye (d) a speech in assembly
Answer key
- a shrug
- a speech in assembly
- a map
- a picture timetable
- visual
- asking the way aloud
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- False
- True
- an email
- stop
- False
- visual
- a diagram of a plant
- chatting with a friend
- visual
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- written
- False
- you can read it again
- telling a story aloud
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- telling a story aloud
- a text message
- a bar chart
- written
- visual
- a thumbs-up
- written
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- numbers are easy to see
- verbal communication
- a picture timetable
- asking the way aloud
- a frown
- a speech in assembly
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