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