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 nodding your head? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 2.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) a birthday card message (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a note in the diary
- 5.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a note in the diary (c) a letter to Nani (d) a text message
- 7.True or false: “a frown” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗂️ Which type of communication is a no-entry symbol? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a frown (c) a shrug (d) a no-entry symbol
- 11.True or false: “a letter to Nani” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a map (c) a picture timetable (d) an email
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a note in the diary (b) a frown (c) answering aloud in class (d) telling a story aloud
- 14.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) visual communication (c) no communication (d) written communication
- 15.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) it looks longer (d) it hides the data
- 16.🗂️ Which type of communication is a map? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 17.True or false: “a diagram of a plant” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) it is always faster (c) nobody can read it (d) you can read it again
- 19.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 20.True or false: “a note in the diary” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) go (b) turn left (c) hurry up (d) stop
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) nodding your head (c) asking the way aloud (d) chatting with a friend
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 24.True or false: “a picture timetable” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding your head (b) an email (c) a notice on the board (d) a text message
- 26.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 28.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a diagram of a plant (c) a map (d) a bar chart
- 30.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a text message (c) a map (d) a smile
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a traffic light? (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a picture timetable (c) a thumbs-up (d) a no-entry symbol
- 33.True or false: “a birthday card message” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a wave goodbye (c) answering aloud in class (d) a speech in assembly
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a traffic light (b) a picture timetable (c) a letter to Nani (d) a map
- 37.True or false: “a notice on the board” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a smile (c) a map (d) nodding your head
- 39.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) visual
- 40.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- non-verbal
- True
- False
- a diagram of a plant
- True
- a smile
- True
- visual
- written
- a no-entry symbol
- False
- an email
- a note in the diary
- verbal communication
- numbers are easy to see
- visual
- False
- you can read it again
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- stop
- a birthday card message
- visual
- True
- nodding your head
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- spoken (verbal)
- a text message
- a map
- visual
- a thumbs-up
- True
- False
- a wave goodbye
- a letter to Nani
- False
- a map
- visual
- False
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