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