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