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