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