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