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