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