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