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.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) nobody can read it (b) you can read it again (c) it has no words (d) it is always faster
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) nodding your head (c) crossing your arms (d) a thumbs-up
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) telling a story aloud (c) a smile (d) a picture timetable
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) talking on the phone (c) a map (d) a picture timetable
- 5.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) verbal (d) written
- 6.True or false: “a traffic light” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a frown (d) a diagram of a plant
- 8.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a text message (c) a note in the diary (d) a letter to Nani
- 10.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) turn left (c) go (d) stop
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a notice on the board (c) a picture timetable (d) telling a story aloud
- 12.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) numbers are easy to see (b) it hides the data (c) charts need no data (d) it looks longer
- 14.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) nodding your head (c) crossing your arms (d) a smile
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 18.True or false: “a text message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a map (b) talking on the phone (c) a frown (d) a traffic light
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) a note in the diary (c) a thumbs-up (d) a speech in assembly
- 22.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a notice on the board (c) answering aloud in class (d) a note in the diary
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) an email (c) talking on the phone (d) a letter to Nani
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) talking on the phone (c) answering aloud in class (d) chatting with a friend
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a map (c) a picture timetable (d) telling a story aloud
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a letter to Nani (c) a text message (d) a thumbs-up
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a notice on the board (c) a diagram of a plant (d) answering aloud in class
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a bar chart (d) a map
- 32.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a speech in assembly (c) nodding your head (d) a thumbs-up
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a shrug (b) a birthday card message (c) talking on the phone (d) a bar chart
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) chatting with a friend (c) a text message (d) a traffic light
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
Answer key
- you can read it again
- a no-entry symbol
- a letter to Nani
- talking on the phone
- visual
- True
- a frown
- True
- asking the way aloud
- stop
- a picture timetable
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- verbal communication
- a traffic light
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- a frown
- spoken (verbal)
- a speech in assembly
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- answering aloud in class
- talking on the phone
- a wave goodbye
- telling a story aloud
- a thumbs-up
- answering aloud in class
- spoken (verbal)
- chatting with a friend
- True
- False
- a speech in assembly
- a shrug
- chatting with a friend
- visual
- visual
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
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