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