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