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