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