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