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