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 is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a traffic light (c) asking the way aloud (d) answering aloud in class
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 3.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) it has no words (c) you can read it again (d) nobody can read it
- 5.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) charts need no data
- 6.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) nodding your head (c) talking on the phone (d) crossing your arms
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a picture timetable (c) asking the way aloud (d) a diagram of a plant
- 9.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) answering aloud in class (c) telling a story aloud (d) a note in the diary
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) a map (c) a picture timetable (d) a text message
- 12.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a picture timetable (c) a note in the diary (d) chatting with a friend
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a shrug (c) a notice on the board (d) a map
- 14.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) asking the way aloud (c) a speech in assembly (d) nodding your head
- 17.True or false: “a smile” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a letter to Nani (c) a bar chart (d) a picture timetable
- 20.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a letter to Nani (c) a speech in assembly (d) a bar chart
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a speech in assembly (c) asking the way aloud (d) a thumbs-up
- 23.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a picture timetable (c) a bar chart (d) a map
- 26.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) talking on the phone (c) nodding your head (d) an email
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 29.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a speech in assembly (c) a letter to Nani (d) a notice on the board
- 30.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) visual
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a thumbs-up (c) nodding your head (d) crossing your arms
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) nodding your head (c) a text message (d) telling a story aloud
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 34.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) chatting with a friend (c) a smile (d) talking on the phone
- 35.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) hurry up (c) stop (d) go
- 36.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) written communication (c) visual communication (d) no communication
- 37.True or false: “nodding your head” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a speech in assembly (c) a frown (d) chatting with a friend
- 39.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
Answer key
- a traffic light
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- you can read it again
- numbers are easy to see
- talking on the phone
- written
- asking the way aloud
- True
- a note in the diary
- a text message
- a note in the diary
- a map
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- nodding your head
- False
- True
- a letter to Nani
- True
- a bar chart
- a thumbs-up
- True
- visual
- a wave goodbye
- True
- nodding your head
- spoken (verbal)
- a speech in assembly
- visual
- talking on the phone
- telling a story aloud
- visual
- a smile
- stop
- verbal communication
- False
- a frown
- True
- visual
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