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