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