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