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