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