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