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