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