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) visual communication (b) written communication (c) verbal communication (d) no communication
- 2.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) visual (b) verbal (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 3.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) stop (d) go
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a no-entry symbol (c) asking the way aloud (d) a note in the diary
- 7.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) nodding your head (b) crossing your arms (c) a speech in assembly (d) a text message
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a notice on the board (d) telling a story aloud
- 12.True or false: “a smile” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a smile (c) a traffic light (d) a shrug
- 14.True or false: “nodding your head” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 16.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) crossing your arms (c) a note in the diary (d) a frown
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a picture timetable (c) answering aloud in class (d) crossing your arms
- 18.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) talking on the phone (c) answering aloud in class (d) asking the way aloud
- 21.True or false: “talking on the phone” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a traffic light (b) talking on the phone (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a shrug
- 23.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a picture timetable (d) a bar chart
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) a note in the diary
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) a wave goodbye (c) a traffic light (d) a birthday card message
- 27.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a traffic light (c) a map (d) a frown
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a shrug (c) a smile (d) a thumbs-up
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a picture timetable (c) telling a story aloud (d) a no-entry symbol
- 32.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a bar chart (c) a no-entry symbol (d) asking the way aloud
- 34.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) it has no words (c) you can read it again (d) nobody can read it
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 37.📊 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
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a frown (c) telling a story aloud (d) a picture timetable
- 39.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- verbal communication
- visual
- stop
- visual
- visual
- a no-entry symbol
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- a speech in assembly
- spoken (verbal)
- a notice on the board
- True
- a traffic light
- False
- written
- telling a story aloud
- a letter to Nani
- False
- False
- a letter to Nani
- False
- talking on the phone
- False
- a thumbs-up
- a note in the diary
- a birthday card message
- False
- non-verbal
- a frown
- a speech in assembly
- telling a story aloud
- False
- asking the way aloud
- True
- you can read it again
- written
- numbers are easy to see
- a picture timetable
- True
- True
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