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 letter to Nani (b) an email (c) a speech in assembly (d) a text message
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) a notice on the board (c) a speech in assembly (d) nodding your head
- 4.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) charts need no data (d) it looks longer
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) an email (b) asking the way aloud (c) nodding your head (d) a traffic light
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 9.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a birthday card message (c) a letter to Nani (d) a diagram of a plant
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 12.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) verbal communication (c) written communication (d) no communication
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a frown (c) a picture timetable (d) a thumbs-up
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 17.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) nodding your head (c) asking the way aloud (d) a wave goodbye
- 20.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) verbal
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a letter to Nani (c) a note in the diary (d) a notice on the board
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) telling a story aloud (c) a smile (d) an email
- 25.True or false: “a text message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a text message (b) answering aloud in class (c) a shrug (d) a letter to Nani
- 29.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) you can read it again (c) it is always faster (d) nobody can read it
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a picture timetable (d) a map
- 33.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a diagram of a plant (c) crossing your arms (d) an email
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 37.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) go (c) hurry up (d) turn left
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) an email (c) a bar chart (d) talking on the phone
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) asking the way aloud (c) a shrug (d) a note in the diary
Answer key
- a speech in assembly
- non-verbal
- a notice on the board
- numbers are easy to see
- spoken (verbal)
- written
- a traffic light
- visual
- True
- a diagram of a plant
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- verbal communication
- a picture timetable
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- True
- asking the way aloud
- visual
- spoken (verbal)
- chatting with a friend
- written
- a diagram of a plant
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- answering aloud in class
- you can read it again
- visual
- spoken (verbal)
- a frown
- True
- an email
- written
- visual
- False
- stop
- talking on the phone
- asking the way aloud
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