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