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