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