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