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