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