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