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