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