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