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