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