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