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