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