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