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