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