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