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