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