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