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