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) an email (b) a note in the diary (c) a letter to Nani (d) a map
- 2.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 3.True or false: “a note in the diary” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a picture timetable (d) a map
- 5.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) visual
- 8.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) asking the way aloud (c) talking on the phone (d) answering aloud in class
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a no-entry symbol (c) answering aloud in class (d) a diagram of a plant
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 13.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a map (c) asking the way aloud (d) nodding your head
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) written (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 17.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) it looks longer (d) charts need no data
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a speech in assembly (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a traffic light
- 19.True or false: “talking on the phone” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) an email (c) a letter to Nani (d) chatting with a friend
- 21.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) nobody can read it (c) it is always faster (d) you can read it again
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a smile (c) a text message (d) nodding your head
- 23.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) crossing your arms (c) a bar chart (d) a note in the diary
- 24.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 26.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) visual communication (c) written communication (d) no communication
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) written
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a no-entry symbol (c) an email (d) a note in the diary
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a shrug (b) a speech in assembly (c) a map (d) answering aloud in class
- 31.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) visual (b) verbal (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a shrug (c) a note in the diary (d) a traffic light
- 34.True or false: “a shrug” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a text message (b) a map (c) a wave goodbye (d) a note in the diary
- 36.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) asking the way aloud (c) a smile (d) a notice on the board
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a shrug (c) a birthday card message (d) a map
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a shrug (c) asking the way aloud (d) nodding your head
Answer key
- a map
- visual
- False
- a wave goodbye
- True
- True
- visual
- True
- written
- a diagram of a plant
- answering aloud in class
- written
- False
- nodding your head
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- numbers are easy to see
- a speech in assembly
- False
- chatting with a friend
- you can read it again
- a text message
- crossing your arms
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- verbal communication
- non-verbal
- a no-entry symbol
- visual
- a shrug
- True
- non-verbal
- a traffic light
- False
- a wave goodbye
- True
- written
- a notice on the board
- a map
- asking the way aloud
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