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 written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 4.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) verbal
- 5.True or false: “an email” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a letter to Nani (c) a speech in assembly (d) a notice on the board
- 8.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) written communication (c) visual communication (d) no communication
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) chatting with a friend (c) a text message (d) a diagram of a plant
- 10.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a text message (c) a picture timetable (d) a birthday card message
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) chatting with a friend (c) asking the way aloud (d) a picture timetable
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a birthday card message (c) chatting with a friend (d) talking on the phone
- 14.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it looks longer (c) it hides the data (d) numbers are easy to see
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) answering aloud in class (c) asking the way aloud (d) a bar chart
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a traffic light (d) a notice on the board
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a letter to Nani (c) a picture timetable (d) a smile
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) nodding your head (c) an email (d) a picture timetable
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a bar chart (b) telling a story aloud (c) crossing your arms (d) a traffic light
- 21.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) go (c) turn left (d) hurry up
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) a wave goodbye (c) talking on the phone (d) a traffic light
- 23.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a text message (c) a speech in assembly (d) talking on the phone
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a notice on the board (d) a speech in assembly
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a bar chart (c) a no-entry symbol (d) an email
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a map (c) a bar chart (d) crossing your arms
- 30.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a frown (c) a note in the diary (d) a wave goodbye
- 32.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 34.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a notice on the board (c) a letter to Nani (d) a shrug
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a notice on the board (c) telling a story aloud (d) a picture timetable
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a smile (c) a note in the diary (d) a diagram of a plant
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a traffic light (b) a map (c) a frown (d) a diagram of a plant
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) an email (b) a note in the diary (c) telling a story aloud (d) a bar chart
Answer key
- True
- True
- True
- non-verbal
- False
- visual
- a speech in assembly
- verbal communication
- a text message
- True
- a picture timetable
- crossing your arms
- a birthday card message
- numbers are easy to see
- a bar chart
- a notice on the board
- a letter to Nani
- a speech in assembly
- visual
- telling a story aloud
- stop
- talking on the phone
- False
- visual
- a text message
- a notice on the board
- spoken (verbal)
- an email
- crossing your arms
- False
- a note in the diary
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- visual
- a shrug
- a picture timetable
- a smile
- a frown
- a bar chart
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