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