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