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 telling a story aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 2.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) it looks longer (c) it hides the data (d) charts need no data
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) talking on the phone (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a traffic light
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) an email (c) a note in the diary (d) a birthday card message
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 6.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “a notice on the board” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a bar chart (c) a birthday card message (d) a letter to Nani
- 9.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) go (c) turn left (d) hurry up
- 10.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) an email (c) a smile (d) a letter to Nani
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) asking the way aloud (c) a thumbs-up (d) a text message
- 14.True or false: “crossing your arms” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) verbal (d) visual
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a letter to Nani (c) answering aloud in class (d) a birthday card message
- 17.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) talking on the phone (c) a frown (d) a bar chart
- 19.True or false: “an email” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a birthday card message (c) crossing your arms (d) a smile
- 21.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a letter to Nani (c) telling a story aloud (d) crossing your arms
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) telling a story aloud (c) chatting with a friend (d) a note in the diary
- 29.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a traffic light (b) a birthday card message (c) telling a story aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 31.True or false: “talking on the phone” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) nodding your head (c) a speech in assembly (d) chatting with a friend
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) an email (b) a no-entry symbol (c) nodding your head (d) a smile
- 34.True or false: “nodding your head” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a letter to Nani (c) a text message (d) a notice on the board
- 38.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) you can read it again (b) nobody can read it (c) it is always faster (d) it has no words
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
Answer key
- spoken (verbal)
- numbers are easy to see
- talking on the phone
- asking the way aloud
- written
- True
- False
- a bar chart
- stop
- True
- written
- a smile
- a text message
- False
- visual
- answering aloud in class
- False
- a bar chart
- False
- chatting with a friend
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- a letter to Nani
- telling a story aloud
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- visual
- a note in the diary
- True
- a birthday card message
- False
- nodding your head
- a no-entry symbol
- False
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- a map
- you can read it again
- written
- written
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