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