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