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