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