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