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 type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a smile (c) a wave goodbye (d) a diagram of a plant
- 3.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 4.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) visual communication (c) verbal communication (d) written communication
- 5.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a text message (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a bar chart (d) nodding your head
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a speech in assembly (c) a notice on the board (d) telling a story aloud
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) crossing your arms (c) a text message (d) a wave goodbye
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a shrug (b) a speech in assembly (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a diagram of a plant
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a letter to Nani (d) a traffic light
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 14.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) telling a story aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a picture timetable
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a picture timetable (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a bar chart
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a letter to Nani (c) a traffic light (d) a bar chart
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a birthday card message (c) a text message (d) crossing your arms
- 19.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) numbers are easy to see (c) charts need no data (d) it hides the data
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a picture timetable (c) a smile (d) a wave goodbye
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 23.✉️ 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
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) chatting with a friend (c) a picture timetable (d) a birthday card message
- 25.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) talking on the phone (c) telling a story aloud (d) an email
- 27.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) go (c) stop (d) hurry up
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) a birthday card message (c) a wave goodbye (d) telling a story aloud
- 29.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a notice on the board (c) a birthday card message (d) asking the way aloud
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a map (c) a traffic light (d) a bar chart
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a notice on the board (b) a picture timetable (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a bar chart
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 35.True or false: “a frown” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) asking the way aloud (c) a letter to Nani (d) crossing your arms
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a thumbs-up (c) a speech in assembly (d) a bar chart
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a text message (c) a birthday card message (d) answering aloud in class
- 40.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- spoken (verbal)
- a diagram of a plant
- spoken (verbal)
- verbal communication
- True
- visual
- nodding your head
- a notice on the board
- a text message
- a shrug
- a letter to Nani
- written
- written
- visual
- a picture timetable
- telling a story aloud
- a wave goodbye
- crossing your arms
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- a picture timetable
- written
- you can read it again
- a thumbs-up
- False
- an email
- stop
- telling a story aloud
- True
- non-verbal
- asking the way aloud
- a thumbs-up
- a notice on the board
- non-verbal
- False
- asking the way aloud
- spoken (verbal)
- a letter to Nani
- answering aloud in class
- False
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