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