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