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