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