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