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