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