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