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