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