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