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 written communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) asking the way aloud (c) a thumbs-up (d) a map
- 2.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a picture timetable (c) a map (d) a diagram of a plant
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) nodding your head (c) a picture timetable (d) a bar chart
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a thumbs-up (c) a traffic light (d) chatting with a friend
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) chatting with a friend (c) a frown (d) answering aloud in class
- 8.True or false: “a picture timetable” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) answering aloud in class (d) a shrug
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 11.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 13.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) no communication (c) verbal communication (d) written communication
- 14.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) talking on the phone (c) a wave goodbye (d) a shrug
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 18.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) talking on the phone (c) a picture timetable (d) a smile
- 20.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) charts need no data
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a text message (c) nodding your head (d) a traffic light
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a picture timetable (c) a note in the diary (d) a no-entry symbol
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a wave goodbye (c) a picture timetable (d) talking on the phone
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a birthday card message (c) talking on the phone (d) telling a story aloud
- 26.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a shrug (d) a no-entry symbol
- 28.True or false: “a frown” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a smile (c) chatting with a friend (d) answering aloud in class
- 30.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a letter to Nani (c) nodding your head (d) a frown
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a birthday card message (c) a thumbs-up (d) a text message
- 33.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) visual (c) verbal (d) non-verbal
- 34.True or false: “a bar chart” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a speech in assembly (c) talking on the phone (d) answering aloud in class
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a traffic light (c) a birthday card message (d) nodding your head
- 38.True or false: “a bar chart” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a picture timetable (c) crossing your arms (d) asking the way aloud
Answer key
- a birthday card message
- True
- an email
- nodding your head
- chatting with a friend
- spoken (verbal)
- a frown
- False
- a shrug
- visual
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- verbal communication
- False
- False
- talking on the phone
- non-verbal
- True
- a smile
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- a text message
- crossing your arms
- a notice on the board
- a birthday card message
- False
- talking on the phone
- False
- a smile
- True
- a letter to Nani
- a thumbs-up
- non-verbal
- False
- a picture timetable
- non-verbal
- a traffic light
- False
- False
- a picture timetable
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