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) a smile (b) a frown (c) a notice on the board (d) crossing your arms
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a note in the diary (c) talking on the phone (d) a picture timetable
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a wave goodbye (c) talking on the phone (d) telling a story aloud
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a birthday card message (c) asking the way aloud (d) chatting with a friend
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a text message (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a bar chart
- 7.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) visual communication (c) verbal communication (d) written communication
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an email (b) nodding your head (c) a notice on the board (d) a text message
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) an email (b) a note in the diary (c) a shrug (d) a map
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) a notice on the board (c) a wave goodbye (d) telling a story aloud
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) chatting with a friend (c) telling a story aloud (d) a smile
- 14.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “talking on the phone” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a traffic light (c) a bar chart (d) a shrug
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 18.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a bar chart (b) crossing your arms (c) asking the way aloud (d) a speech in assembly
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a thumbs-up (c) chatting with a friend (d) an email
- 21.True or false: “a birthday card message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting with a friend (b) telling a story aloud (c) answering aloud in class (d) a no-entry symbol
- 25.True or false: “a shrug” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a picture timetable (c) a map (d) a frown
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a thumbs-up (c) a traffic light (d) a diagram of a plant
- 28.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) stop (c) turn left (d) hurry up
- 29.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a picture timetable (c) a bar chart (d) talking on the phone
- 31.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) verbal
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a map (d) a bar chart
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) nodding your head (c) talking on the phone (d) a text message
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a frown (c) a bar chart (d) a smile
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a picture timetable (c) a bar chart (d) a map
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a notice on the board (c) a picture timetable (d) asking the way aloud
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a traffic light (d) a smile
- 39.True or false: “crossing your arms” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “a note in the diary” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a notice on the board
- a note in the diary
- a wave goodbye
- visual
- a birthday card message
- a text message
- verbal communication
- nodding your head
- non-verbal
- written
- a shrug
- a notice on the board
- a smile
- True
- False
- a shrug
- non-verbal
- False
- a bar chart
- a thumbs-up
- False
- non-verbal
- written
- a no-entry symbol
- False
- a frown
- telling a story aloud
- stop
- True
- talking on the phone
- visual
- a speech in assembly
- talking on the phone
- a bar chart
- a birthday card message
- visual
- asking the way aloud
- a smile
- True
- False
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