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