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