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