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