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