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