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