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