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