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