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