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) visual communication (b) written communication (c) no communication (d) verbal communication
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a frown (c) a bar chart (d) a no-entry symbol
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) a birthday card message (c) a letter to Nani (d) a text message
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a map (b) answering aloud in class (c) telling a story aloud (d) a note in the diary
- 5.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) chatting with a friend (c) a smile (d) a note in the diary
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a shrug (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a thumbs-up
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a bar chart (b) a letter to Nani (c) a traffic light (d) talking on the phone
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a text message (c) answering aloud in class (d) a bar chart
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a thumbs-up (c) a smile (d) a notice on the board
- 12.True or false: “a notice on the board” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 14.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 15.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a text message (d) an email
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) a bar chart (c) a letter to Nani (d) a birthday card message
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a wave goodbye (c) a frown (d) a shrug
- 23.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a shrug (c) nodding your head (d) a letter to Nani
- 25.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a frown (c) a speech in assembly (d) nodding your head
- 27.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) nobody can read it (c) it is always faster (d) you can read it again
- 28.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) charts need no data
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a letter to Nani (c) a thumbs-up (d) asking the way aloud
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) telling a story aloud (c) nodding your head (d) a traffic light
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) answering aloud in class (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a bar chart
- 36.True or false: “a frown” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) asking the way aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a picture timetable
Answer key
- verbal communication
- a frown
- a shrug
- a map
- True
- a smile
- a diagram of a plant
- written
- talking on the phone
- a bar chart
- a notice on the board
- False
- written
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- visual
- non-verbal
- written
- a no-entry symbol
- visual
- a bar chart
- talking on the phone
- False
- a letter to Nani
- False
- a speech in assembly
- you can read it again
- numbers are easy to see
- non-verbal
- asking the way aloud
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- telling a story aloud
- non-verbal
- answering aloud in class
- False
- True
- True
- visual
- a picture timetable
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