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