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