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 shrug (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a notice on the board (d) a picture timetable
- 2.True or false: “talking on the phone” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) verbal communication (c) no communication (d) visual communication
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) nodding your head (c) telling a story aloud (d) chatting with a friend
- 6.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 8.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a smile (b) a note in the diary (c) telling a story aloud (d) a traffic light
- 9.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a speech in assembly (c) chatting with a friend (d) a thumbs-up
- 11.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 12.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a frown (b) an email (c) a traffic light (d) a wave goodbye
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) telling a story aloud (c) a text message (d) a picture timetable
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a bar chart (c) answering aloud in class (d) a no-entry symbol
- 17.True or false: “a notice on the board” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a notice on the board (c) a speech in assembly (d) answering aloud in class
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a frown (c) a speech in assembly (d) chatting with a friend
- 21.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) nobody can read it (b) it is always faster (c) you can read it again (d) it has no words
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 23.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) go (c) stop (d) turn left
- 24.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it looks longer
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a traffic light (c) a map (d) a smile
- 26.True or false: “a picture timetable” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a smile (c) a frown (d) a letter to Nani
- 29.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) verbal (d) visual
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 31.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a smile (c) a traffic light (d) asking the way aloud
- 32.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a frown (b) a birthday card message (c) a map (d) a picture timetable
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a letter to Nani (c) an email (d) a notice on the board
- 34.True or false: “a shrug” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a text message (d) a no-entry symbol
- 37.True or false: “a picture timetable” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) nodding your head (c) talking on the phone (d) a note in the diary
Answer key
- a notice on the board
- False
- False
- verbal communication
- a diagram of a plant
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- telling a story aloud
- False
- a thumbs-up
- spoken (verbal)
- True
- a traffic light
- a text message
- spoken (verbal)
- answering aloud in class
- False
- a notice on the board
- written
- a picture timetable
- you can read it again
- visual
- stop
- numbers are easy to see
- a smile
- False
- True
- a letter to Nani
- visual
- non-verbal
- a smile
- a frown
- a no-entry symbol
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- a text message
- False
- non-verbal
- written
- nodding your head
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