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