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