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