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