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