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