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