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