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 a notice on the board? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 2.True or false: “a birthday card message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) telling a story aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a picture timetable
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 6.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) hurry up (c) go (d) turn left
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a map (b) answering aloud in class (c) a diagram of a plant (d) an email
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) an email (c) a text message (d) a speech in assembly
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 13.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) charts need no data (c) it looks longer (d) it hides the data
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a wave goodbye (c) asking the way aloud (d) a smile
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a wave goodbye (c) a speech in assembly (d) nodding your head
- 17.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “a bar chart” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a picture timetable (d) a note in the diary
- 23.True or false: “a notice on the board” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a smile (c) a frown (d) an email
- 25.True or false: “a traffic light” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a speech in assembly (c) an email (d) a bar chart
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a birthday card message (c) talking on the phone (d) a bar chart
- 31.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a diagram of a plant (c) asking the way aloud (d) a bar chart
- 33.True or false: “an email” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a no-entry symbol (c) nodding your head (d) a shrug
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) a note in the diary (c) a speech in assembly (d) a letter to Nani
- 37.True or false: “a birthday card message” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 39.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) answering aloud in class (c) a speech in assembly (d) chatting with a friend
Answer key
- written
- True
- True
- a picture timetable
- written
- True
- stop
- non-verbal
- visual
- an email
- a thumbs-up
- written
- numbers are easy to see
- written
- asking the way aloud
- a speech in assembly
- False
- True
- False
- True
- visual
- a note in the diary
- False
- an email
- False
- True
- False
- a bar chart
- non-verbal
- talking on the phone
- False
- asking the way aloud
- True
- non-verbal
- a no-entry symbol
- a speech in assembly
- False
- non-verbal
- False
- a diagram of a plant
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