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