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