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