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) telling a story aloud (b) asking the way aloud (c) a shrug (d) talking on the phone
- 2.True or false: “a picture timetable” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 3.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) you can read it again (c) it is always faster (d) nobody can read it
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a note in the diary (c) an email (d) asking the way aloud
- 5.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “a map” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) a letter to Nani
- 8.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) visual communication (b) verbal communication (c) written communication (d) no communication
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a frown (c) a speech in assembly (d) crossing your arms
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a text message (c) chatting with a friend (d) a speech in assembly
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) nodding your head (c) a shrug (d) an email
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a wave goodbye (c) a picture timetable (d) a birthday card message
- 13.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) turn left (c) stop (d) go
- 14.True or false: “a traffic light” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) an email (c) a map (d) a wave goodbye
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) answering aloud in class (c) chatting with a friend (d) a thumbs-up
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) talking on the phone (c) a shrug (d) a frown
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) telling a story aloud (c) a traffic light (d) a frown
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) asking the way aloud (c) telling a story aloud (d) a speech in assembly
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 21.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) verbal (d) written
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a map (b) asking the way aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a smile
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) answering aloud in class (c) a wave goodbye (d) an email
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 25.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) nodding your head (c) an email (d) talking on the phone
- 29.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 33.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a birthday card message (c) nodding your head (d) a thumbs-up
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a smile (c) a map (d) a bar chart
- 36.True or false: “talking on the phone” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a speech in assembly (c) answering aloud in class (d) telling a story aloud
- 38.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a frown? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
Answer key
- a shrug
- False
- you can read it again
- asking the way aloud
- True
- True
- a letter to Nani
- verbal communication
- a speech in assembly
- a text message
- an email
- a birthday card message
- stop
- False
- a map
- a thumbs-up
- talking on the phone
- a frown
- a note in the diary
- visual
- visual
- a smile
- answering aloud in class
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- False
- written
- talking on the phone
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- written
- False
- a birthday card message
- a smile
- False
- a frown
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
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