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