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