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