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