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