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