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