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