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.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 2.True or false: “a note in the diary” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 5.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) answering aloud in class (c) telling a story aloud (d) a letter to Nani
- 7.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) visual communication (c) no communication (d) verbal communication
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) answering aloud in class (c) a wave goodbye (d) talking on the phone
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a notice on the board (c) a thumbs-up (d) a text message
- 11.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) it hides the data (d) it looks longer
- 12.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “a text message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) chatting with a friend (c) a frown (d) a picture timetable
- 15.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 17.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a note in the diary (c) an email (d) a smile
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a birthday card message (b) a letter to Nani (c) a notice on the board (d) crossing your arms
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) talking on the phone (c) a smile (d) a no-entry symbol
- 21.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) an email (c) a bar chart (d) a diagram of a plant
- 25.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “a notice on the board” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a smile? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 30.True or false: “a smile” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) talking on the phone (c) nodding your head (d) a smile
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a text message (b) nodding your head (c) a frown (d) a speech in assembly
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a traffic light (c) a map (d) talking on the phone
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 36.True or false: “a note in the diary” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) asking the way aloud (c) talking on the phone (d) a frown
- 40.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) verbal
Answer key
- visual
- False
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- a letter to Nani
- verbal communication
- visual
- a wave goodbye
- a thumbs-up
- numbers are easy to see
- True
- False
- chatting with a friend
- True
- visual
- True
- asking the way aloud
- crossing your arms
- talking on the phone
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- visual
- an email
- True
- False
- False
- non-verbal
- written
- False
- a picture timetable
- a text message
- talking on the phone
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- a frown
- non-verbal
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