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