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 is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a map (c) a no-entry symbol (d) nodding your head
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) a bar chart (c) a wave goodbye (d) talking on the phone
- 3.True or false: “a note in the diary” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) talking on the phone (c) a wave goodbye (d) a thumbs-up
- 6.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) turn left (b) stop (c) go (d) hurry up
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 8.True or false: “a map” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) answering aloud in class (c) a picture timetable (d) chatting with a friend
- 10.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 11.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a speech in assembly (c) an email (d) a smile
- 12.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) no communication (c) verbal communication (d) visual communication
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a frown (b) a bar chart (c) talking on the phone (d) a note in the diary
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a map (c) a birthday card message (d) a letter to Nani
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a smile (c) a note in the diary (d) asking the way aloud
- 16.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a diagram of a plant (c) crossing your arms (d) a letter to Nani
- 18.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a note in the diary (c) telling a story aloud (d) a text message
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 20.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a traffic light (c) nodding your head (d) a speech in assembly
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) chatting with a friend (c) a wave goodbye (d) a no-entry symbol
- 23.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) verbal
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a note in the diary (c) answering aloud in class (d) a picture timetable
- 25.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 26.True or false: “a frown” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) asking the way aloud (c) a text message (d) a map
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 29.🗂️ Which type of communication is nodding your head? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a smile (b) answering aloud in class (c) a text message (d) crossing your arms
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 32.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) talking on the phone (c) a thumbs-up (d) a notice on the board
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a smile (c) crossing your arms (d) answering aloud in class
- 36.True or false: “a birthday card message” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shrug (b) an email (c) a frown (d) nodding your head
- 39.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
Answer key
- nodding your head
- a bar chart
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- talking on the phone
- stop
- written
- True
- a picture timetable
- written
- a speech in assembly
- verbal communication
- talking on the phone
- a map
- a smile
- True
- crossing your arms
- telling a story aloud
- spoken (verbal)
- non-verbal
- a traffic light
- chatting with a friend
- visual
- a note in the diary
- non-verbal
- False
- asking the way aloud
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- a text message
- visual
- True
- a thumbs-up
- visual
- answering aloud in class
- False
- False
- an email
- False
- written
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