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