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