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