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