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