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