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