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