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