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