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) nodding your head (b) a notice on the board (c) talking on the phone (d) telling a story aloud
- 2.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) answering aloud in class (c) a diagram of a plant (d) crossing your arms
- 3.🗂️ Which type of communication is telling a story aloud? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 4.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) nobody can read it (b) you can read it again (c) it is always faster (d) it has no words
- 5.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a bar chart (b) chatting with a friend (c) a thumbs-up (d) a shrug
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a frown (c) a notice on the board (d) a letter to Nani
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) a traffic light (c) a shrug (d) a frown
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a letter to Nani (c) a wave goodbye (d) a shrug
- 9.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a speech in assembly (b) chatting with a friend (c) an email (d) talking on the phone
- 11.True or false: “a smile” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a shrug (c) a smile (d) talking on the phone
- 14.True or false: “a frown” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) talking on the phone (c) a smile (d) crossing your arms
- 17.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a shrug (c) a text message (d) a thumbs-up
- 18.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “nodding your head” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crossing your arms (b) a smile (c) a wave goodbye (d) a map
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a text message (c) a picture timetable (d) a notice on the board
- 23.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) telling a story aloud (b) a shrug (c) a notice on the board (d) a picture timetable
- 25.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a notice on the board (c) crossing your arms (d) a shrug
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) talking on the phone (c) chatting with a friend (d) a text message
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) answering aloud in class (c) a bar chart (d) a smile
- 28.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) turn left (c) stop (d) hurry up
- 29.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 31.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 33.🗂️ Which type of communication is answering aloud in class? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 34.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a wave goodbye (c) crossing your arms (d) an email
- 36.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it looks longer
- 37.🗂️ Which type of communication is a birthday card message? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 38.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 40.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- nodding your head
- a notice on the board
- spoken (verbal)
- you can read it again
- a bar chart
- a frown
- a traffic light
- a letter to Nani
- True
- an email
- False
- True
- talking on the phone
- True
- written
- talking on the phone
- a text message
- False
- True
- visual
- a map
- a picture timetable
- False
- a shrug
- chatting with a friend
- a text message
- answering aloud in class
- stop
- False
- written
- True
- spoken (verbal)
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- an email
- numbers are easy to see
- written
- written
- non-verbal
- True
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