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