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