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 note in the diary (b) a notice on the board (c) a speech in assembly (d) a diagram of a plant
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) nodding your head (c) a smile (d) a letter to Nani
- 3.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) verbal (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 4.True or false: “a frown” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 6.✉️ 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
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a picture timetable (d) a notice on the board
- 8.📊 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
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 10.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) nodding your head (c) chatting with a friend (d) a shrug
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 13.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “a notice on the board” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a letter to Nani (c) a text message (d) a notice on the board
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 19.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) go (d) stop
- 20.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a picture timetable (c) a thumbs-up (d) a frown
- 22.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 24.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a speech in assembly (c) talking on the phone (d) a thumbs-up
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a thumbs-up (c) a shrug (d) a no-entry symbol
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a map (c) an email (d) a frown
- 28.True or false: “a text message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) written communication (c) visual communication (d) verbal communication
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 31.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a birthday card message (c) a smile (d) an email
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a shrug (c) answering aloud in class (d) nodding your head
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a notice on the board (c) a frown (d) a shrug
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a speech in assembly (c) talking on the phone (d) a text message
- 37.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a letter to Nani (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a notice on the board
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 40.True or false: “a notice on the board” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a speech in assembly
- a letter to Nani
- visual
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- you can read it again
- a notice on the board
- numbers are easy to see
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- chatting with a friend
- visual
- False
- False
- True
- visual
- a frown
- non-verbal
- stop
- False
- a birthday card message
- True
- non-verbal
- False
- a thumbs-up
- a no-entry symbol
- asking the way aloud
- False
- verbal communication
- written
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- a smile
- answering aloud in class
- a notice on the board
- a text message
- True
- a diagram of a plant
- written
- False
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