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