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