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