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