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