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