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